The protein that damages blood vessels in the coronavirus has been identified for the first time

The protein that damages blood vessels in the coronavirus has been identified for the first time

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Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, November 4 (Reporter Liu Xia) Many patients diagnosed with the new coronavirus will suffer severe vascular damage, and have symptoms such as strokes and heart attacks.

According to a report by the physicist organization network on the 3rd, recently, a team of experts from Tel Aviv University in Israel identified five proteins among the 29 proteins contained in the new coronavirus for the first time.

The research was led by Dr.

Maoz explained: “We found that the incidence of vascular disease and blood coagulation in patients with new coronavirus infection is very high, and many patients have symptoms such as stroke and heart attack

The new coronavirus is a relatively simple virus, containing a total of 29 different proteins

Maoz said: “We thoroughly examined the role of each of the 29 proteins expressed by the virus and successfully identified the 5 specific proteins that damage endothelial cells the most

Maoz said that the identification of these proteins may have a major impact on people's fight against the new coronavirus