Indian doctors try to find out how they can build interferon through human cells to treat COVID-19 patients | Photo credits: Pixabay 

New Delhi: As researchers and doctors inch closer to finding specific cures, and vaccines for the novel coronavirus and the disease COVID-19 caused by it, the cases around the world are also on a rise. More than 700 positive cases were reported in India, on Friday morning. Indian doctors have revealed that they are trying to find out how they can build interferon through human cells to treat COVID-19 patients in the country.

According to a report by the ANI, Oncologist Vishal Rao, in a conversation with the news agency said that so far, what they have built through the Icrest Stem Cell Lab, along with NCG Cancer Centre, Bangalore is to look at immunological cells, which researchers have already been working on, to understand treatments for COVID-19.

He said that by studying immunological cells, they are trying to find out a way to build interferon through human cells. He further said that these human cells are formed when blood for regular check-ups is withdrawn, they get buffy coat which can be used to take out cells & form interferon, specifically, interferon gamas.

He further credited Dr Gururaj and Jyotsana, who he said were the key people behind the whole effort, who were able to show that these two chemicals, and other cytokines which are chemicals released by the cells, in a specific concoction could be potentially very useful in treating COVID-19.

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