Ever since the outbreak of Corona has come, since then every scientist of the world is doing a new study about it. So far, more than one study has been done and every time some shocking results have been found. In this episode, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in America have made a shocking disclosure. Researchers have identified specific proteins in the blood plasma of infected people that may help predict which patients may need to be put on a ventilator to breathe and who are most likely to die from the virus. Blood plasma samples of 332 Kovid-19 patients were studied, in which this has been revealed.
Protein will reveal the severity of the disease
Carlos Cruchaga, the study’s principal investigator, said identifying the harmful proteins could be helpful as we face not only the variants of the virus that cause COVID-19, but also new viruses that may emerge in the future, and We can get help in fighting this.Kruchaga further stated that We may be able to take blood from a person with a COVID infection, check the levels of these key proteins, and make early detection of those at risk for serious consequences. Then using that information, we can also find a way to do the right treatment on time.
Let us tell you that the team of researchers studied plasma samples of COVID-19 patients admitted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, USA and compared them with plasma samples of 150 people who were not infected with SARS-CoV-2. .Because these samples were found when the patients were being admitted to the hospital.
Proteins identified by this technique
The study, published in General Science, used a technique called high-throughput proteomics to identify overexpression and underexpression of proteins. This is known as dysregulation. Scientists used different tests to find out. Which proteins actually cause severe disease. However, the study identified a large number of proteins found in patients, after which it was determined that the presence of these 32 proteins was associated with the patient’s condition during Kovid infection. After this, other 5 proteins were also identified which indicate the possibility of death for the patient.
Risk of coronary artery disease and Alzheimer’s
The researcher further said that the research also showed that some proteins that were dysregulated during COVID-19 infection were associated with pathways for coronary artery disease and Alzheimer’s disease, confirming that COVID-19 may play a role in these disorders. may increase the risk.
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