THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Nafamostat mesylate (brand name: Fusan), which is the drug used to treat acute pancreatitis, may effectively block the requisite viral entry process the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) uses to spread and cause disease (COVID-19). The University of Tokyo announced these new findings on March 18, 2020. According...
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Existing Japanese pancreatitis drug Nafamostat expected to prevent the transmission of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
Nafamostat mesylate (brand name: Fusan), which is the drug used to treat acute pancreatitis, may effectively block the requisite viral entry process the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) uses to spread and cause disease (COVID-19). The University of Tokyo announced these new findings on March 18, 2020. According to the new research, Nafamostat can prevent the fusion...