Found for the first time! There are differences between men and women with new crown infection at different fetal periods

Since the global outbreak of the new crown, researchers have quickly noticed that men and women have different risks of contracting the new crown

Recently, researchers have discovered for the first time that gender differences in front of the new crown appear even as early as the embryonic stage

This result comes from a new research paper published in Science-Translational Medicine

The transfer of antibodies from the mother's body to the child's body through the placenta is essential for protecting the fetus from pathogens

▲The ability of pregnant women infected with the new crown to produce specific antibodies and transfer related antibodies to the fetus is affected by the gender of the fetus (picture source: reference [1])

The placenta is an important bridge connecting the mother and the fetus.

However, the increased expression of interferon-activated genes and the subsequent increase in cytokines produced by immune cells will also create an inflammatory environment in the uterus

Next, researchers are planning to answer another important question, which is whether the protective antibodies produced in pregnant women who have received the new crown vaccine are affected by the gender of the fetus, whether it has an impact on the protection of fetuses of different genders, and this impact The relationship with the time of vaccination during pregnancy

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Reference materials:

[1] Evan Bordt et al.

[2] In pregnant women with COVID-19, sex of fetus may influence maternal and placental immune response and neonatal immune protection.