NICOTINE can help battle COVID-19, new research has suggested.

The surprising find was discovered by reasearchers at the University of Castilla - La Mancha, working with the public hospitals of Alcazar de San Juan, Avila and Salamanca.

A Spanish study has discovered that the stimulant drug, found in
cigarettes, can be an effective tool in stopping coronavirus in its most
virulent phase.

The surprising find was discovered by researchers at the University of
Castilla-La Mancha, working with the public hospitals of Alcazar de San
Juan, Avila and Salamanca.

According to the study, although smokers are more vulnerable to catching
COVID-19 due to their damaged and weakened lungs, fewer of them end up
in hospital or ICUs compared to non-smokers.

Researchers say this is because the nicotine in their system can act as
an inhibitor, stopping COVID’s cytokines from inflaming the lungs, which
often proves fatal.

The study analysed patients across the three hospitals during the peak
of the pandemic.

Investigators discovered that there were far fewer numbers of habitual
smokers than expected.

This, the study suggests, is because the chemical can prevent a
so-called cytokine storm, which can lead to respiratory failure and the
attack of healthy tissues, causing multi-organ failure.

Several other studies, including in Israel, the US and the UK, have also
suggested that nicotine could be beneficial in fighting the virus.

Nicotine has effects on the immune system that could be beneficial in
reducing the intensity of the cytokine storm,” said Dr Konstantinos
Farsalinos, from the University of West Attica, Greece, writing in
Internal and Emergency Medicine in June.

The potential benefits of nicotine…. could explain, at least in part,
the increased severity or adverse outcome among smokers hospitalised for
COVID-19 since these patients inevitably experience abrupt cessation of
nicotine intake during hospitalization.

This may be feasible through repurposing already approved
pharmaceutical nicotine products such as nicotine patches.

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Wouldn't that be something if it is true that nicotine inhibits the Corona Virus? Let's hope so....