Targeting Neuroinvasion by SARS-CoV-2: Emerging Trends in Drug and Antibody Delivery to Combat COVID-19

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 Jul 21;12(14):2555-2557. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00372. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Abstract

Because SARS-CoV-2 uses the nasal cavity as a major route of entry to the human body, nasal administration of drugs and antibodies directed against the virus can prove to be effective for not only pulmonary COVID-19 but also prevention of potential early neuroinvasion caused by this virus. With recent reports of the potential application of antibody-laden nasal spray for the treatment of COVID-19, proposed here is the use of drugs recently proven to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 to be administered via inhalation route using a modified transcribrial device reported previously for its use against Naegleria fowleri, to target SARS-CoV-2 in our fight against COVID-1.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; inhalation drug delivery; neuroinvasion; transcribial device.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations*
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations