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cord-306146-i4a74j3r	Fitzgerald, Paul J.	Noradrenergic and serotonergic drugs may have opposing effects on COVID-19 cytokine storm and associated psychological effects	2020-06-09		.txt	text/plain	574	16	12	key: cord-306146-i4a74j3r authors: Fitzgerald, Paul J. title: Noradrenergic and serotonergic drugs may have opposing effects on COVID-19 cytokine storm and associated psychological effects date: 2020-06-09 journal: Med Hypotheses DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109985 sha: doc_id: 306146 cord_uid: i4a74j3r nan Funding sources: None that directly supported this letter. I suggest here that this cytokine storm may be counteracted by a range of clinically used drugs that reduce NE transmission (but that may not act through direct effects on viral replication or viral entry into cells) 5 : alpha2 agonists such as clonidine, guanfacine, dexmedetomidine; various beta blockers such as propranolol, nebivolol, carvedilol, atenolol; and various alpha1 antagonists such as prazosin 4 .	cache/cord-306146-i4a74j3r.txt	txt/cord-306146-i4a74j3r.txt
