Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with severity of COVID-19
A team of researchers from the CHUM Research Centre has identified new biomarkers associated with the severity of COVID-19 in infected patients.
Recent scientific literature has shown that the immune response plays a central part in the severity of COVID-19 disease. Understanding the immune responses generated during the course of the disease is therefore essential to determine which patients are at highest risk for serious complications and death from the disease.
In a new study published in the
Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists and clinicians led by Dr.?Catherine Larochelle, researcher at the CHUM Research Centre, have shown that a set of immune alterations are specifically linked to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as to the severity of COVID-19 disease, its 30-day evolution, and its 60-day mortality. These biomarkers could represent potential therapeutic targets.
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Reducing the essential amino acid methionine in the diet lessened multiple sclerosis (MS)-like symptoms in a mouse model of the disease, new research shows.
The findings suggest that a methionine-restricted diet, or treatments that target methionine-related biological processes, could be beneficial in MS.
The data were shared in the presentation, “Impact of Methionine Intake on Inflammation,” presented at the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2021 by Catherine Larochelle, MD, PhD, professor at the Université de Montréal in Canada.
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