Men have 60% of deaths.
Study: The immune response against "Corona" is better in women
Men and women have two different types of immune response to the virus. A.F.B.
A recent study noted that the immune response to the emerging corona virus may be stronger in women than it is in men, which explains why more males are infected with severe forms of the virus.
"What we found is that men and women have two different types of immune response" to the virus, said the lead author of the study, Professor Akiko Iwazaki, in a video posted on the Internet by the American Yale University, where she works.
And Iwazaki, an immunologist, said that "these differences may lead to a greater predisposition for men to contract this disease." The study, published in the scientific journal Nature, stated that "the proportion of men from the deaths resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic in the world is 60%."
The study showed that the work of T-lymphocytes (which kill infected cells and are therefore responsible for one of the aspects of the immune response) is stronger in women, even if they are old, than in men from the patients included in the study.
Men in the early stages of HIV infection produce more cytokine proteins than women.
The severe forms of "Covid-19" are believed to be due to the "cytokine storm", which is the excessive and uncontrolled production of cytokines due to the immune system getting out of control.
The study authors noted that the weak response of T lymphocytes in men compared to women is a factor that exacerbates the disease, and the older the men, the weaker their response.
On the other hand, it was found that women who had a high level of cytokine at the beginning of their infection were the ones whose condition worsened later.
The researchers expected that these results would lead to the development of different treatments according to the patient's gender.
Iwazaki said that what is required in men is to improve the response of T lymphocytes through vaccinations, while what is required in women is to stop the response of cytokines.
- The researchers expected that the results would lead to the development of different treatments according to the patient's gender.