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Table 2 Drugs used in this study

From: Do viruses require the cytoskeleton?

Drug

Source

Mode of action

Clinical use

Colchicine

Colchicum autmnale

Depolymerizes microtubules

Gout treatment

Noscapine

Plants of the Papaveraceae family

Inhibits microtubule dynamics

Cough suppressant

Paclitaxol

Taxus brevifolia

Inhibits mitosis by stabilizing microtubules

Anti-cancer therapy

Cytochalasin D

Zygosporium mansonii

Depolymerizes actin filaments

None