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Re: Blaming the doctor (none / 1)

All of which severely restricts the possibility that an effective vaccine will ever be found, if the immunity it confers only lasts a few weeks/months.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Oct 22nd, 2020 at 12:07:44 AM EST
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Re: Blaming the doctor (4.00 / 2)

Maybe. So far this wave seems to have fewer deaths, so it's not all bad news.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Oct 22nd, 2020 at 09:25:14 AM EST
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Covid-19 Vaccine (none / 0)

There's been a research finding announced in Science that allows an additional approach. But it's very early innings.

Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity

The causative agent of coronavirus induced disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For many viruses, tissue tropism is determined by the availability of virus receptors and entry cofactors on the surface of host cells. Here, we found that neuropilin-1 (NRP1), known to bind furin-cleaved substrates, significantly potentiates SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, an effect blocked by a monoclonal blocking antibody against NRP1. A SARS-CoV-2 mutant with an altered furin cleavage site did not depend on NRP1 for infectivity. Pathological analysis of human COVID-19 autopsies revealed SARS-CoV-2 infected cells including olfactory neuronal cells facing the nasal cavity positive for NRP1. Our data provide insight into SARS-CoV-2 cell infectivity and define a potential target for antiviral intervention.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Thu Oct 22nd, 2020 at 03:47:01 PM EST
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