An Ancient Form Of Immunity Protects Many Against Covid-19 Today - Forbes

Two recent studies suggest that an ancient family of immunosuppressive agents called lectins may help prevent Covid-19 infection and limit the virus's ability to replicate and spread.

Figure 1: Mannose-binding lectin (blue strands) can bind to sites on the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein on ... [+] the cell membrane. Stravalaci et al., Nature Immunology (2022), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1… [+9930 chars]

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