@MarijuanaMoment Recall the whole "stop smoking" push? "Nicotine use may create a cellular response that may increase the number of receptors on a cell surface in the lungs and could be protective against tissue damage from SARS-CoV-2 infection" https:
@luxurry369 There were interesting findings about smokers and Covid late 2020 into 2021… “Thus, nicotine may reduce the number of binding sites available to SARS-CoV-2, which also binds to the ACE 2 receptor.” https://t.co/QGNjhM8l22
@phil_w888 @Rossana38510044 @45Rob36 @alexandrosM Also Gao et al 2022 https://t.co/g16eiJUKK8 Kale et al 2021 https://t.co/d512H4sbLE Duszynsky et al 2021 https://t.co/b1XOGAaCvt (Always thanking @phil_w888 for vetting thousands papers)
Association of Health Status and Nicotine Consumption with SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates | BMC Public Health | Full Text https://t.co/ZdPQkWL6Tv