VeroE6 or HEK293T-hACE2 cells were seeded 4000 or 8000 cells/well of 96-well plate. After 24 h growth medium was replaced with increasing concentration of Imatinib (Novartis®) and washed away after 8 h. Two days later cell viability was measured using the XTT cell proliferation kit (Biological Industries®). Cells were treated with camostat (Tocris®) and E64d (Caymanchem) in reported doses10 (link),15 ,63 (link),64 (link).
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