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There's a very interesting hypothesis that lung inflammation is a secondary effect caused by the virus damaging red blood cells, making them unable to transport
by RivieraKid 7y ago
There's a very interesting hypothesis that lung inflammation is a secondary effect caused by the virus damaging red blood cells, making them unable to transport oxygen. See this thread:
https://twitter.com/yishan/status/1244717172871409666 https://twitter.com/yishan/status/1244717172871409666
- bbojan 7y agoWhat would be the mechanism for damaging the red blood cells, considering that they don't have a nucleus, and therefore the virus cannot replicate in them?
- raverbashing 7y agoThe title of the article for those curious is: "COVID-19: Attacks the 1-Beta Chain of Hemoglobin and Captures the Porphyrin to Inhibit Human Heme Metabolism"
- tejtm 7y agoTFA https://chemrxiv.org/articles/COVID-19_Disease_ORF8_and_Surface_Glycoprotein_Inhibit_Heme_Metabolism_by_Binding_to_Porphyrin/11938173 https://chemrxiv.org/articles/COVID-19_Disease_ORF8_and_Surf...