The study had shown that the reception that allowed the coronavirus infection into our cells appear to be less common in children’s noses. This could be the reason children are less likely to get sick with the virus, the new study revealed.
The receptor is described as a molecular doorway into cells called ACE2. According to the study, samples were looked from more than 300 people between the ages of 4 and 60, revealed that older adults have more active receptors in their noses than children under 10.
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Journal of the American Medical Association wrote “Lower ACE2 expression in children relative to adults may help explain why Covid-19 is less prevalent in children”.
According to CNN, their research only looked at the cells that line the inside of the nose, which was described as the “first point of contact for (the novel coronavirus) and the human body.”
However, the receptors in other parts of the body like the respiratory tract could have different effects, perhaps, they could be protecting against disease.
The new study did not look for the receptors there or other parts of the body.
