Chinese scientists find molecular pathway for critical Covid-19 cases - Manila Bulletin

BEIJING, China — An international team led by Chinese researchers has identified a molecular pathway that intensifies the severity of critical Covid-19 cases, lending clues to potential treatment for such cases. The study published on Wednesday in the journal Science Signaling showed that the fusion of coronavirus-infected lung cells may exacerbate inflammatory responses, thus triggering immune signaling cascades in the lungs, which are a major driver of lung damage in patients with severe disease. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College and their collaborators analyzed postmortem patient samples. They found the correlation between critical…