Before revision:  We identified four compounds (the atypical antipsychotic Ziprasidone, the antihistamine Buclizine, the antiviral Beclabuvir and the antimalaric Artefenomel) as capable of  lowering ACE2 expression in Vero cells in a dose-dependent fashion. Importantly, these molecules potently inhibited the entry into cells of a pseudotyped retrovirus exposing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
After revision:  We identified four compounds (the atypical antipsychotic Ziprasidone, the antihistamine Buclizine, the antiviral Beclabuvir and the antimalaric Artefenomel) as capable of lowering ACE2 expression in Vero cells . These molecules inhibit the entry into cells of a pseudotyped retrovirus exposing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.