Scitechdaily: Johns Hopkins Researchers Identify Immune System Pathway That May Stop COVID-19 Infect

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9. I think it's just a random and destructive thing the virus does in going about being a virus.

Inflammation is a huge problem.

I read through the article and I believe the way I re-worded it is correct. They say nearly the same thing down in the text.

Wow. This is fantastic! In the long term, understanding these protein pathways could be a way to treat many many inflammatory diseases from cancers to other viruses. It's probably better than a vaccine.

Here's the article's analogy:

To better understand what happens, Brodsky says think of the APC like a car in motion.

“If the brakes are disabled, the gas pedal can be floored without restraint, very likely leading to a crash and destruction,” he explains. “The viral spike proteins disable the biological brakes, factor H, enabling the gas pedal, factor D, to accelerate the immune system and cause cell, tissue and organ devastation. Inhibit factor D, and the brakes can be reapplied and the immune system reset.”

Nice. Thanks for sharing your find.