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> while impairing ACE2 binding

It appears that COVID-19 can also enter cells (these would be immune cells that came to 'help') via so called Fc-pathway.

Therefore allow the virus to multiply even more

"... In addition to viral entry via ACE2, antibodies against coronavirus spike proteins (anti-spike-S-IgG) can induce antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of viral entry via type II Fcγ receptors. ..." [1]

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7406916/

parent 75dvtwin 5 years ago

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