new Delhi. At present, the whole world is busy in the quest for prevention and cure from the corona epidemic. In the same sequence, a research article published in the journal ‘SAIL’ last week has raised hope. It states that antibodies to the blood of an animal ‘llama’ found in South America can protect people from the corona virus. Accordingly, lama’s antibodies are so small that it can penetrate into the vacant spaces of viral proteins. These antibodies, smaller than human antibodies, can thus help protect against danger.
Expecting why it is tied: International researchers have done this study on Belgium’s four-year-old lama ‘Winter’. Its antibodies have been shown to be effective in fighting diseases such as SARS and Mars. For this reason researchers are speculating that these antibodies may also work against Kovid-19. At least these have been effective in cell culture. Researchers are now working on a clinical trial in this regard. Dr. Xavier Sellens, a gynecologist and study author at Ghent University, says that “if it works, the lama is worth building a winter statue.”
What is antibody therapy: Antibody therapy, also known as monoclonal antibody therapy, is a type of immunotherapy in which monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are used to bind (inhibit) a particular cell or protein. Its goal is to activate the immune system in patients to produce cells that can attack the infected cell.
Here’s how to know this Lama: Lama is a camilid animal found in South America. But this ruminant animal is smaller than a camel and does not grow. It has been reared as a domesticated animal even before prehistoric times and caters to their burdens, wool and meat requirements. Full-grown lamas range in height from 1.7 m (5.5 ft) to 1.8 m (6 ft).
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