<story><title>Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory</title><url>https://elemental.medium.com/a-supercomputer-analyzed-covid-19-and-an-interesting-new-theory-has-emerged-31cb8eba9d63</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>woeirua</author><text>Seems like it should be really straightforward to determine if this hypothesis is right by measuring bradykinin levels in Covid patients versus non-Covid patients.&lt;p&gt;One thing that I think strongly suggests that this hypothesis is wrong is that there is no strong relation between ACE-inhibitors and Covid mortality. Indeed, most of the studies that I&amp;#x27;ve seen suggest that ACE-inhibitors have a somewhat protective effect whereas ARBs actually seem to have a minor detrimental effect [1]. So for the article to claim that covid behaves pharmacologically like ACE-inhibitors seems wrong at face value.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nejm.org&amp;#x2F;doi&amp;#x2F;full&amp;#x2F;10.1056&amp;#x2F;NEJMoa2007621&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nejm.org&amp;#x2F;doi&amp;#x2F;full&amp;#x2F;10.1056&amp;#x2F;NEJMoa2007621&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory</title><url>https://elemental.medium.com/a-supercomputer-analyzed-covid-19-and-an-interesting-new-theory-has-emerged-31cb8eba9d63</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hellofunk</author><text>&amp;gt; Interestingly, Jacobson’s team also suggests vitamin D as a potentially useful Covid-19 drug. The vitamin is involved in the RAS system and could prove helpful by reducing levels of another compound, known as REN. Again, this could stop potentially deadly bradykinin storms from forming. The researchers note that vitamin D has already been shown to help those with Covid-19. The vitamin is readily available over the counter, and around 20% of the population is deficient. If indeed the vitamin proves effective at reducing the severity of bradykinin storms, it could be an easy, relatively safe way to reduce the severity of the virus.</text></comment>