The compounds are from natural sources, including a sea sponge plucked from B.C.\u0027s Howe Sound and marine bacteria from Barkley Sound
The compounds are all from natural sources in Canada, including a sea sponge plucked from B.C.’s Howe Sound and marine bacteria from Barkley Sound.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
Francois Jean, an associate professor in UBC’s department of microbiology and immunology, is senior author of the study.The group bathed human lung cells in solutions made from the compounds then infected the cells with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Twenty-six of them reduced viral infection, and three were effective in very small doses.
“Human cells evolve more slowly than viruses, so these compounds could work against future variants and other viruses such as influenza if they use the same mechanisms.” “We’ve been collecting for 40 years all over the world, but these three just happen to be Canadian, and two are from B.C.,” said co-author Raymond Andersen, a professor in the department of chemistry.
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