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Sars-CoV-2 vermehrt sich in der NiereVirus befällt wichtiges Organ: Forscher belegen erhöhtes Risiko für akutes Nierenversagen
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Otto Knotzer on August 20, 2020 - 10:27am
Getty Images / iStockphoto According to studies by the Hamburg University Hospital, Sars-CoV-2 can damage several organs in the body.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 10:04 am
It is now known that Sars-CoV-2 can also affect organs other than the lungs. Researchers at the University of Hamburg have now shown that the virus can also multiply in the kidneys and cause great damage there.
According to a Hamburg study, the coronavirus can also affect the kidneys of patients and significantly increase the risk of mortality. Doctors at the University Clinic Eppendorf (UKE) examined the kidneys of 63, mostly elderly, patients who died of Covid-19.
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The researchers found Sars-CoV-2 in the organ in 60 percent of them. The team was also able to show that the detection of coronaviruses in the kidneys was associated with an increased risk of acute kidney failure. In patients who had suffered acute kidney failure before their death, the kidney was affected in 72 percent of the cases, in the remaining 43 percent.
Researchers isolated Sars-CoV-2 pathogens from the kidneys of the deceased
"This is an explanation for the frequent kidney failure in a Covid-19 infection, which is one of the main mortality factors," said study director and director of the III. Medical Clinic and Polyclinic at the UKE, Tobias Huber. The research team also succeeded in isolating the pathogen from the kidneys of a deceased person.
The virus multiplied 1,000 times in kidney cells within 48 hours. "Our results indicate that the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen can also actively multiply in organs other than the lungs," explained the co-study director and director of the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Martin Aepfelbacher.
It was already known that the coronavirus can affect other organs in addition to the lungs, such as the heart. The researchers suggested paying attention to organ involvement at an early stage when treating corona patients. "In the case of the kidney, this is possible through urine tests," said Huber. The doctors published their findings in the British specialist magazine "The Lancet".
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