Chloroquine in fighting COVID-19: good, bad, or both?

Chloroquine in fighting COVID-19: good, bad, or both?
Autophagy. 2020 Jul 25;:1-3
Authors: Tang D, Li J, Zhang R, Kang R, Klionsky DJ
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attracted worldwide attention due to its speed of progression and elevated mortality rate. Amid the rush to develop treatments, recent hopes have focused on the anti-malarial drug chloroquine or the derivative hydroxychloroquine. Here, we briefly discuss the evidence for the potential use of these drugs with regard to the current pandemic.
PMID: 32713288 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Autophagy - July 24, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Tang D, Li J, Zhang R, Kang R, Klionsky DJ Tags: Autophagy Source Type: research