Determination of potential factors leading to severe new coronary pneumonia

Determination of potential factors leading to severe new coronary pneumonia

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Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, September 27 (intern reporter Zhang Jiaxin) Recently, researchers from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Kent and the Institute of Medical Virology at Goethe University discovered that when a person is infected with the new coronavirus, a specific protein in his body— -The CD47 protein determines the severity of his infection

The function of the CD47 protein is to send a "don't eat me" signal to the immune system, preventing the immune system's defenses from accidentally destroying healthy cells

Researchers have discovered that the new coronavirus infects cells and causes the level of a protein called CD47 on the cell surface to increase

According to this study, known risk factors for severe new coronary pneumonia include advanced age and diabetes, which are all related to higher CD47 protein levels

The researchers said these findings are "exciting

At present, treatment methods for the above-mentioned proteins are already in development.

According to reports, a report from the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine describes CD47 as a protein that exists on the surface of various cells in the human body

The body uses this protein to protect cells that need protection and to help deal with diseased or aging cells