The ACE up their sleeves: A decoy trick to divert the virus, make COVID milder

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The ACE up their sleeves: A decoy trick to divert the virus, make COVID milder

Martin
Johnston
Associate Professor Rohan Ameratunga University of Auckland
Immunologist and researcher Rohan Ameratunga
Rohan Ameratunga and fellow researchers hope to make an effective COVID-19 inhaler medicine based on a key enzyme where the virus starts its damaging
References

Ameratunga R, Lehnert K, Leung E, et al. Inhaled modified angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a decoy to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection. NZ Med J 2020;133(1515):112–18.