{"id":34316,"date":"2020-07-10T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/?p=34316"},"modified":"2022-02-10T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:42:40","slug":"rochester-research-finds-that-bats-offer-clues-to-treating-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/rochester-research-finds-that-bats-offer-clues-to-treating-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Rochester research finds bats offer clues to treating COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bats are remarkably able to tolerate viruses, including the strain of virus that causes the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>What are the secrets to their virus resistance? According to University of Rochester research, it could be related to bats being able to control inflammation in their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Viruses, including COVID-19, are one factor that can trigger inflammation. Unlike humans, bats have developed specific mechanisms that reduce viral replication and also dampen the immune response to a virus. The result is a beneficial balance: their immune systems control viruses but at the same time, do not mount a strong inflammatory response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With COVID-19, the inflammation goes haywire, and it may be the inflammatory response that is killing the patient, more so than the virus itself,&#8221; says Vera Gorbunova, a biology professor at the University of Rochester. &#8220;The human immune system works like that: once we get infected, our body sounds an alarm and we develop a fever and inflammation. The goal is to kill the virus and fight infection, but it can also be a detrimental response as our bodies overreact to the threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers anticipate that studying bats\u2019 immune systems will provide new targets for human therapies to fight diseases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/bats-offer-clues-to-treating-covid-19-443332\/\">Read the full story now<\/a>. You can find the research article, published in the journal <em>Cell Metabolism<\/em>, online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1550-4131(20)30314-4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bats are remarkably able to tolerate viruses, including the strain of virus that causes the coronavirus. What are the secrets to their virus resistance? 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