After trying it on a ferret … a nasal spray that attacks the crown and prevents infection

A study published by an international team of scientists showed that a nasal spray prevents the absorption of corona, after its experience on a ferret, and the scientists said that the aerosol spray provided complete protection for the ferret and that it was non-toxic.

If this spray is available for human use, it will be like a vaccine, and it will provide a new way to fight Corona, according to the US “New York Times”.

The research spanned several months, with the participation of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center in New York, Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and Columbia University Medical Center.

The team needs funding to conduct clinical trials of the spray in humans, and Anne Moscona, a pediatrician and microbiologist at Columbia University and co-author of the study, said they filed for a patent. for the product.

Moscona added that the protective spray adheres to cells in the nose and lungs and lasts for about 24 hours, and she hopes Columbia University will cooperate with the government and drug companies to find new ways to fight Corona in the purpose of producing the inhaler.

Moscona explained that the lipoprotein that makes up the spray can be produced inexpensively. It is a dried white powder that does not need to be refrigerated, and a doctor or pharmacist can mix the powder with sugar and water to produce it.

The spray directly attacks the virus and contains special substances from particles of cholesterol, amino acids and lipoproteins.

And scientists are using the ferret to conduct their experiments on influenza, SARS, and other respiratory illnesses because the ferret’s nose can catch viruses like a person.