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Discovery may open new therapeutic avenues for degenerative diseases of the brain and eye

Discovery may open new therapeutic avenues for degenerative diseases of the brain and eye
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LSU Health New Orleans study reports compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 and protects lung cells

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New Orleans, LA - Research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that Elovanoids, bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids discovered by the Bazan lab in 2017, may block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering cells and protect the air cells (alveoli) of the lung. Their findings are published online in
Scientific Reports, available here.
Because the compounds are protective against damage in the brain and retina of the eye and the COVID-19 virus clearly damages the lung, the experiment tested if the compounds would also protect the lung, notes Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Director of the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and senior author of the paper. ....

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