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New drug shows promise in study; vaping may increase vulnerability to virus

09/06/2021 08:40 PM | Click to read full article

An experimental antibody drug may be more potent at inhibiting the coronavirus and its variants than antibody therapies currently in use, research in mice suggests.

It is easier to administer with more direct effect. Current antibody drugs use two-armed antibodies – meaning they can attach themselves to two of the spikes the coronavirus uses to break into cells. The IgM antibody is 10-valent (10-armed), it can bind up to 10 viral spike proteins at once.

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