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In this study, we found that the antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine (TFP), a dual dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2)\/calmodulin (CALM) antagonist, increases the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2\u03b1 (eIF2\u03b1), a key factor in the regulation of protein synthesis and significantly inhibits vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) replication. CALM but not DRD2 is involved in the antiviral activity of TFP. By knockdown of protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) we found that the antiviral function of TFP is dependent on PERK, a stress response kinase that mediates eIF2\u03b1 phosphorylation. Furthermore, the results of animal experiments showed that TFP protects mice from lethal VSV attacks, improving the survival rate and reducing lung injury. 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