Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread
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Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread
New research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief when it infects cells through a common protein receptor, neuropilin-1. The finding gives scientists a novel target for non-opioid pain therapeutics, while also offering an explanation for the unrelenting spread of COVID-19.
Stacy Pigott
Today
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Doctoral student Lisa Boinon prepares buffers while Rajesh Khanna looks on. (Photo: Kris Hanning/University of Arizona Health Sciences)HealthCollege of Medicine - TucsonCOVID-19Researcher contact:
Rajesh Khanna
UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson
520-626-4281rkhanna@arizona.eduMedia contact:
Stacy Pigott
University of Arizona Health Sciences
520-539-4152spigott@arizona.eduFor the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university ' s COVID-19 webpageFor UANews coverage of COVID-19, visit https://uanews.arizona.edu/news/covid19SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.The finding may explain why nearly half of all people who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though they are able to spread the disease, according to the study ' s corresponding author Rajesh Khanna, a professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson' s Department of Pharmacology." ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mikaylamace Source Type: research
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