An antibody that can stop the new coronavirus infecting cells in laboratory tests has been identified by researchers in the Netherlands, in what ...
PARIS: An antibody that can stop the new coronavirus infecting cells in laboratory tests has been identified by researchers in the Netherlands, in what scientists say could help the development of therapies for COVID-19.
This immunisation-like process caused the cells to produce neutralising antibodies, which the researchers purified and tested against the virus that causes COVID-19 , and the one that causes SARS .Observers commenting on the study cautioned that there was a long way to go before knowing if the newly discovered antibody would work as a treatment.
In this case, the authors of the study published on Monday said that while the antibody appeared to target the binding mechanism of the virus, it did not actually stop it from latching on.But the authors said it could be used either alone or in combination with other neutralising antibodies that do target the attachment process, and"could potentially aid the development of therapeutic strategies in the future".
"It is likely that if the mAbs work in slightly different ways, that will be potentially a more potent and more effective treatment than if they all target and work via exactly the same mechanism," he said in response to the study.
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