Researchers conducted an experiment in which volunteers were exposed to the pre-alpha strain of SARS-CoV-2. The experiment found that the immune response in the nasal tissue of those who resisted infection was very fast.
This response is activated by MAIT cells, which also include white blood cells. They destroy the virus before it can settle in the nose.
These people had higher expression of a gene called HLA-DQA2. This research shows how our immune system protects us from infections, which cannot be possible through any other external means.
This research will have a major impact on the next generation of methods to prevent SARS-CoV-2. Apart from this, this research can also contribute to the treatments invented to prevent other epidemics.
This response of the immune system can also be copied in the vaccines and treatments used for such epidemics. So that in future more effective treatments can be discovered for such diseases. covid-19 news.
Also read: