Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells: study

CHICAGO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a chemical compound called MM3122 that targets a key human protein called transmembrane (TMPRSS2) that coronaviruses harness to enter and infect human cells.

Studying cells growing in the lab that were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the researchers found that MM3122 protected the cells from viral damage mu