Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:05 PM

UCSF inhalable protection against COVID-19, inspired by Llamas and Camels

Very interesting discovery out of UCSF.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811234951.htm

“Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells. In an aerosol formulation they tested, these molecules could be self-administered with a nasal spray or inhaler.“

Here’s the article from UCSF that includes an animated video explaining how this treatment could work:

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/08/418241/aeronabs-promise-powerful-inhalable-protection-against-covid-19

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UCSF inhalable protection against COVID-19, inspired by Llamas and Camels (Original post)	crimycarny	Aug 2020	OP
Embracing science..always..good news!	Thekaspervote	Aug 2020	#1
looks very promising!	rurallib	Aug 2020	#2
Exciting, hopefully the tests will bear out.	JudyM	Aug 2020	#3
Really interesting. Any hint about what sort of testing	stopdiggin	Aug 2020	#4
Could be made available in months--searching for partners to start clinical trials	crimycarny	Aug 2020	#5
Now that's great news. Sounds like aeronabs can be ready even before a vaccine...	brush	Aug 2020	#6
Wow--could potentially be used in AC filters?	crimycarny	Aug 2020	#7

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:08 PM

Thekaspervote (28,630 posts)

1. Embracing science..always..good news!

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:20 PM

rurallib (60,288 posts)

2. looks very promising!

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:21 PM

JudyM (25,680 posts)

3. Exciting, hopefully the tests will bear out.

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:30 PM

stopdiggin (7,995 posts)

4. Really interesting. Any hint about what sort of testing

and testing timeline might be involved here?

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:40 PM

crimycarny (1,317 posts)

5. Could be made available in months--searching for partners to start clinical trials

According to SF Chronicle

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Fake-molecules-in-nose-spray-will-keep-the-15476742.php

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:45 PM

brush (46,119 posts)

6. Now that's great news. Sounds like aeronabs can be ready even before a vaccine...

available in inhaler form, in a few months. What a brilliant discovery.

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Thu Aug 13, 2020, 01:46 PM

crimycarny (1,317 posts)

7. Wow--could potentially be used in AC filters?

Another article that gives additional info. Very interesting! Potentially a whole new way to attack a lot of different respiratory viruses, not just COVID-19:

https://federallabs.org/news/berkeley-lab-aids-ucsf-development-of-covid-19-antiviral-nasal-spray

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