A research group created at Chiba University Hospital and others examined the blood of hospitalized patients with the new corona, and found that the concentration of a specific protein increased, and that there was a correlation between the severity of the patient and the number of days of hospitalization.
The research group hopes that by measuring the concentration of this protein, it will be possible to predict the severity of the disease, leading to the development of new treatment methods.
This was announced at a press conference on the 1st by a research group formed by Chiba University Hospital and Chiba University Graduate School.
According to that, when examining the thrombus formed in the pulmonary blood vessel of the patient who died of the new corona, it was found that a large amount of the protein "Myl9" was attached.
When the blood of hospitalized patients with the new corona was examined, the concentration of this protein was up to nearly 40 times higher than usual, and it was found that there was a correlation between the concentration, severity, and the length of hospitalization. rice field.
For this reason, the research group believes that measuring the concentration of "Myl9" can predict the severity of the new corona, and hopes to develop a kit that can easily measure this protein in the blood and lead to new treatment methods. is.
Kotaro Yokote, director of Chiba University Hospital, said, "I think that I have gained knowledge that will lead to the control of future coronas or the next new infectious disease. I would like to continue to accumulate research."