Health
Activation of MAIT cells links to COVID-19 severity – News Landed
Overactivation of MAIT cells in some people can provoke inflammation, which leads to severe damage to the individual.
Varieties of studies have been done by scientists with a clear mind to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In search of some medicines, they gazed at the patient’s immune response to the virus. They found that anti-bacterial T cells called MAIT cells are stimulated when the patient suffers from a moderate or severe form of the disease.
We have already seen the MAIT (mucosa-associated invariant T cells) cells, which accounts for 1 to 5 percent of T cells in the blood. They are meant fo…
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