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Hydroxychloroquine glycosylates ACE2. 27 / 27
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"The potential use of CQ and HCQ in COVID-19 was initiated by in vitro studies, in which both CQ and HCQ were found to inhibit the fusion of SARS-CoV-2 and the host cell membranes, inhibit the glycosylation of the cellular ACE2 receptor (the binding site of SARS-CoV-2), and block the transport of SARS-CoV-2 from early endosomes to endolysosomes [3] [4] [5]."
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"In addition to its immunomodulant and anti-inflammatory effects, hydroxychloroquine can interfere with the glycosylation of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and ACE2 receptors, blocking, in in vitro experimental models, viral entry [26], so that its empiric prophylactic use among patients and healthcare workers at high risk of infection has been recently advocated by the Indian Council of Medical Research (https://icmr.nic.in/content/covid-19)."
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"Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine reduce the glycosylation of the ACE2 receptor and the viral penetration into the cell, due to the alcalisation of endocytic compartments -- when not glycosylated, they will have lower affinity towards the viral spike proteins, which probably impedes the virus -- receptor binding, resulting in the inhibition of the infection development [55]."
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"There are many ongoing clinical trials which may provide more information on this issue.At the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, scientists discovered in in-vitro studies that Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can inhibit glycosylation of ACE2 receptors [77] and block SARS-CoV-2 transfer from primary endosomes to intracellular lysosomes, thus potentially preventing the release of viral genome [78]."