Immune response gender difference mechanism may be used to prevent new crowns

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 13 (Reporter Qiao Benxiao) Compared with men, women usually have a stronger immune response to the virus. French researchers have recently reported that the deep reasons for this difference may be used to help the prevention and control of the new crown.

Researchers from the French National Scientific Research Center and other institutions published in the academic journal "E Biomedical" said that they measured the α interferon level of 310 healthy volunteers. Volunteers include 145 men and 165 women, age distribution From 19 to 97. α interferon is a kind of protein produced by the body when the body is infected with a virus infection, and the immune cells play an important role in the immune system of the body.

Analysis shows that α interferon will be induced by different pathways. Women pass through the level of α interferon that are induced by the pathway called TLR7 than men, and this difference is not affected by age. There is no gender difference in α interferon levels called sting, and it is not affected by age.

Researchers said that in the future, there is hope to use the TLR7 channel to design a stronger new crown plan for the elderly, or use the Sting channel design to design the same effective vaccine for the elderly.

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