How much we still don’t understand about our immune system… COVID-19 researchers discover hidden natural immune defence pathway

They detected 10 new compounds made by the body in response to the SARS Cov-2 virus.

VIPERIN—short for virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum-associated, interferon-inducible—is a multifunctional, interferon-inducible protein that regulates virus replication.

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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00654

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-covid-hidden-natural-immune-defense.html

Bacterial origins of cyclic nucleotide-activated antiviral immune signaling

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276522010681?casa_token=kPw219_nGqcAAAAA:ZgqraFUO-Eudn-i9O_Xsjz_uKsBu6wvDbiKjWqfNBjtdPmf66xVaiAr3oXZF-40FJm6pp_U

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