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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUniversity of Pittsburgh scientists make antibody discovery for COVID-19
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a major step toward a potential drug treatment for COVID-19.
Pitt School of Medicine researchers discovered the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a report published Monday in the journal Cell.
The scientists reported that a tiny antibody component 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody can be used to create a therapeutic and preventative drug called Ab8 and found it to be highly effective in preventing the SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters.
The molecules tiny size could be advantageous for its movement through the bodys tissues to neutralize the virus and for administering the drug for example, through inhalation, according to the university.
Pitt School of Medicine researchers discovered the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a report published Monday in the journal Cell.
The scientists reported that a tiny antibody component 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody can be used to create a therapeutic and preventative drug called Ab8 and found it to be highly effective in preventing the SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters.
The molecules tiny size could be advantageous for its movement through the bodys tissues to neutralize the virus and for administering the drug for example, through inhalation, according to the university.
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University of Pittsburgh scientists make antibody discovery for COVID-19 (Original Post)
FakeNoose
Sep 2020
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Botany
(70,516 posts)1. Thanx for posting
n/t
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. That's encouraging. n/t
-Laelth
ananda
(28,866 posts)3. *like*
This sounds very promising!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)4. That is encouraging, but in the lab and in mice and hamsters
is still a long way from humans. We'd be better off if such very early results simply weren't reported.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)5. We can handle it ...
not sure the Trumpsters can though.
Yavin4
(35,441 posts)6. Trumpsters can't handle life itself.
The world bewilders them that's why they need Fox News to confirm their idiotic views.
Initech
(100,080 posts)9. Well one step at a time!
I'm for just about anything that will get rid of this POS virus.
Yavin4
(35,441 posts)7. Good news. Still, the best way to combat the virus is through changes in human
behavior much like HIV. Getting people to take simple precautions and make some personal sacrifices would do more to stop the virus from killing us.
The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)8. Seems Encouraging, Ma'am
Thank you for sharing it.
A result in a living organism is a few steps better than one in a test tube.
crickets
(25,981 posts)10. K&R for visibility.