As the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic spreads globally, medical workers and researchers have noticed that the prognosis of diabetics is often worse than those without potential health problems, which is the same as influenza infection. Researchers from various scientific research institutions such as Wuhan University have tried to better understand why these patients are more susceptible to inflammation, which leads to pneumonia and death. They have worked in mouse models and flu patients and found that high blood sugar levels may To explain this issue, related papers were published in the journal Science Advances.

Previous research has shown that when an influenza virus (or SARS-CoV-2 virus) enters the body, the immune system responds by sending immune cells to the site to fight the threat. Cytokines are produced as part of the response and they work Is to deal with cell communication. However, some people produce too many cytokines, causing cytokine storms, which may cause very serious problems, such as pneumonia or organ failure. Scientists are not clear why some patients have this situation, while others do not. meeting. In this new study, the researchers suspected that an increase in glucose levels in the blood may have played a role, so the flu-infected mice were injected with glucosamine to see if it caused an increased chance of cytokine storms. It is true. (Test article)