COVID-19 fattens up our body's cells to help fuel its viral takeover, study suggests

COVID-19 fattens up our body's cells to fuel its viral takeover

The virus that causes COVID-19 takes over the body's fat-processing system and boosts cellular triglycerides as it causes disease.

COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover

The virus that causes COVID-19 takes over the body’s fat-processing system and boosts cellular triglycerides as it causes disease.

COVID-19 fattens up our body's cells to help fuel its viral takeover, study suggests

Researchers tried using weight-loss drugs and other fat-targeting compounds to try to stop the virus in cell culture. The new study comes as infections rose in all four UK nations, with about 1.7 million having the virus last week.

COVID-19 fattens up our body's cells to fuel its viral takeover

The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and cause disease.

COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover

Compounds that cut off the flow of fatty fuel stop the virus from replicating in the lab, OHSU researchers find.

COVID-19 Fattens Up Our Body’s Cells to Fuel Its Viral Takeover

The virus that causes COVID-19 takes over the body’s fat-processing system and boosts cellular triglycerides as it causes disease.