Efficacy of a nasal spray containing iota-carrageenan in the postexposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in hospital personnel dedicated to patients care with COVID-19 …

JM Figueroa, ME Lombardo, A Dogliotti… - … Journal of General …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Iota-Carrageenan (IC) is a sulfate polysaccharide synthesized by red algae,
with demonstrated antiviral activity and clinical efficacy as nasal spray in the treatment of …

Iota-carrageenan and xylitol inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in Vero cell culture

S Bansal, CB Jonsson, SL Taylor, JM Figueroa… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Last year observed a global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory
syndrome-coronavirus 2) infection affecting millions of individuals worldwide. There is an …

Iota-carrageenan neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and inhibits viral replication in vitro

M Morokutti-Kurz, M Fröba, P Graf, M Große… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In the absence of a vaccine and other effective prophylactic or therapeutic countermeasures
the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains a …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the efficacy and safety of a novel prophylactic nasal spray in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A multi-centre, double blind, placebo …

D Balmforth, JA Swales, L Silpa, A Dunton… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate communities all over the
world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the test agent as a …

[HTML][HTML] The antiviral activity of iota-, kappa-, and lambda-carrageenan against COVID-19: A critical review

A Frediansyah - Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective There is no specific antiviral treatment available for coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). Among the possible natural constituents is carrageenan, a polymer derived …

The effect of recombinant human interferon alpha nasal drops to prevent COVID-19 pneumonia for medical staff in an epidemic area

Z Meng, T Wang, L Chen, X Chen, L Li… - Current topics in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), has caused the sixth world's public health …

Review of the use of nasal and oral antiseptics during a global pandemic

C Stathis, N Victoria, K Loomis, SA Nguyen… - Future …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A review of nasal sprays and gargles with antiviral properties suggests that a number of
commonly used antiseptics including povidone-iodine, Listerine®, iota-carrageenan and …

Nasal disinfection for the prevention and control of COVID-19: A scoping review on potential chemo-preventive agents

L Cegolon, M Javanbakht, G Mastrangelo - International journal of hygiene …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Neither pre-exposure nor post-exposure chemo-prophylaxis agents are
currently available to prevent COVID-19. On the other hand, high loads of SARS-CoV-2 are …

Iota-carrageenan inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 and the respective variants of concern alpha, beta, gamma and delta

M Fröba, M Große, C Setz, P Rauch, J Auth… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world and remains a major public
health threat. Vaccine inefficiency, vaccination breakthroughs and lack of supply, especially …

Carrageenan-containing over-the-counter nasal and oral sprays inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection of airway epithelial cultures

D Schütz, C Conzelmann, G Fois… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Pharmaceutical interventions are urgently needed to prevent severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and transmission. As SARS-CoV-2 infects …