STUDY – Thanks to the discovery of 85 specific proteins in the blood of children with severe forms, researchers can work on a new, more suitable treatment
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a tiny proportion of children have been affected by Covid-19. However, some have contracted serious forms which have manifested themselves in particular by heart problems and respiratory distress.
After studying the question for more than two years, researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne (Australia) seem to have put their finger on the answer, published in a study relayed by The Guardian et Capital.
85 specific proteins discovered in the blood
The scientists compared blood samples from 33 children suffering from these symptoms but also from fever, abdominal pain or vomiting, to those of 20 healthy children. They then discovered that the former contained 85 specific proteins in their blood that the latter did not have, including 52 directly linked to acute respiratory distress syndromes.
However, these so-called “immune” proteins were affected when these children contracted Covid-19, which explains the development of particularly serious syndromes. In this case, this major discovery should allow researchers to develop a treatment adapted to these speci(…) Read more at 20 minutes
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