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While the findings themselves aren’t entirely a surprise, the paper provides clear confirmation and a detailed explanation of the mechanism through which the protein damages vascular cells for the first time. There’s been a growing consensus that SARS-CoV-2 affects the vascular system, but exactly how it did so was not understood. Similarly, scientists studying other coronaviruses have long suspected that the spike protein contributed to damaging vascular endothelial cells, but this is the first time the process has been documented.
In the new study, the researchers created a “pseudovirus” that was surrounded by SARS-CoV-2 classic crown of spike proteins, but did not contain any actual virus. Exposure to this pseudovirus resulted in damage to the lungs and arteries of an animal model—proving that the spike protein alone was enough to cause disease. Tissue samples showed inflammation in endothelial cells lining the pulmonary artery walls.
www.salk.edu/news-release/the-novel-coronavirus-spike-protein-plays-additional-key-role-in-illness/
As smoking guns go, this study is high-caliber. @UCSanDiego and Chinese researchers showed that the #SARSCoV2 spike protein – the one the vaccines make you produce – can all by itself cause major damage to the walls of blood vessels. pic.twitter.com/Fk5DNZugzH
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) May 2, 2021
Sorry, here: t.co/I3r91vk0Wj
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) May 2, 2021
h/t BFD