German scientists confirm the possibility of predicting the course of the corona through two types of immune cells
German scientists confirm the possibility of predicting the course of the corona through two types of immune cells
6/15/2020
German scientists confirmed the result of a study conducted on 40 patients with the emerging corona virus (Covid 19) in Wuhan, China, which is that the path that the virus will take in any patient can be predicted with the help of two types of immune cells in the blood.
The results of that study were confirmed by many patients in Germany, said Olf Dettmeter, director of the Institute of Virology at the University Hospital Essen in Germany and vice-president of the German Society for Virology.
One of the two types of these immune cells is called killer T cells that contain surface markers called "clusters of differentiation" (CD8), they kill the cells infected with the virus, and then break down the virus increase in the body.
"When patients have only a few of these cells, they face a great risk of developing severe symptoms such as pneumonia or blood clotting disorders," the German scientist said.
And the quality of the other cells is neutral cells, and Dmitr said: "These cells are primarily present to deal with bacteria. But they can also suppress T cells in their function." Therefore, only a small number of killer cells were found in blood samples containing many of these. Neutrals.
