SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Telomerase RNAs Compared to Arrive at an Explanation for Increased Ageing in Alveolar Cells in Severe COVID-19

Han Geurdes

doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0551.v1

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21 March 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Telomerase RNAs Compared to Arrive at an Explanation for Increased Ageing in Alveolar Cells in Severe COVID-19

Han Geurdes^*

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21 March 2021

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22 March 2021

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Preprints on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

In this letter we investigate if SARS-CoV-2 RNA is involved in the increased ageing of alveolar cells. Our in silico study is explorative. With the results we are able to outline experiments with AEC2 repair of bleomycin damaged alveolar cells. If AEC2 repair capability is diminished by spike RNA then perhaps this result provides a first step on a route to treat immortal lung cancer cells.

Keywords:

Telomere attrition in covid19

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telomerase and spike RNA

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Biology and Life Sciences - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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