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Antibody-Like Proteins May Halt COVID-19 Cytokine Storm - 4/21/2020
Cytokines are signaling proteins that stimulate inflammation and other immune responses. ‘Cytokine storm,’ or cytokine release syndrome, plays a critical role in viral infections such as COVID-19. This burst of immune overreaction damages the lungs and is potentially life-threatening. Therefore, efficient removal of excessive cytokines is essential for treatment. Now, researchers from MIT and Avalon GloboCare have developed specialized proteins that they believe could soak up excessive cytokines.
“The idea is that they can be injected into the body and bind to the excessive cytokines as generated by the cytokine storm, removing the excessive cytokines and alleviating the symptoms from the infection,” said MIT research scientist Dr. Rui Qing, senior co-author of the study.
http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/antibody-like-proteins-covid-19-cytokine-storms-08346.html
Antibody-Like Proteins May Halt COVID-19 Cytokine Storm - 4/21/2020
Cytokines are signaling proteins that stimulate inflammation and other immune responses. ‘Cytokine storm,’ or cytokine release syndrome, plays a critical role in viral infections such as COVID-19. This burst of immune overreaction damages the lungs and is potentially life-threatening. Therefore, efficient removal of excessive cytokines is essential for treatment. Now, researchers from MIT and Avalon GloboCare have developed specialized proteins that they believe could soak up excessive cytokines.
“The idea is that they can be injected into the body and bind to the excessive cytokines as generated by the cytokine storm, removing the excessive cytokines and alleviating the symptoms from the infection,” said MIT research scientist Dr. Rui Qing, senior co-author of the study.
http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/antibody-like-proteins-covid-19-cytokine-storms-08346.html
