Spike Proteins

"In virology, a spike protein or peplomer protein is a protein that forms a large structure known as a spike or peplomer projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus. The proteins are usually glycoproteins that form dimers or trimers"

"Members of the coronavirus family have sharp bumps that protrude from the surface of their outer envelopes. Those bumps are known as spike proteins. They’re actually glycoproteins. That means they contain a carbohydrate (such as a sugar molecule). Spiked proteins are what give the viruses their name. Under the microscope, those spikes can appear like a fringe or crown (and corona is Latin for crown)." Source

"Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus behind the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease. One of the key biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, as well as several other viruses, is the presence of spike proteins that allow these viruses to penetrate host cells and cause infection."

Govt Agencies will suggest they are harmless or will dissapear in a few weeks...

"In a preprint paper uploaded to medRxiv in June, researchers reported detecting a fragment of SARS-CoV-2 in blood samples from long COVID sufferers up to a year after their original infection." Source

The NationalLibrary of Medicine states

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the rapid production of vaccines aimed at the production of neutralizing antibodies against the COVID-19 spike protein required for the corona virus binding to target cells. The best well-known vaccines have utilized either mRNA or an adenovirus vector to direct human cells to produce the spike protein against which the body produces mostly neutralizing antibodies. However, recent reports have raised some skepticism as to the biologic actions of the spike protein and the types of antibodies produced. One paper reported that certain antibodies in the blood of infected patients appear to change the shape of the spike protein so as to make it more likely to bind to cells, while other papers showed that the spike protein by itself (without being part of the corona virus) can damage endothelial cells and disrupt the blood-brain barrier. These findings may be even more relevant to the pathogenesis of long-COVID syndrome that may affect as many as 50% of those infected with SARS-CoV-2. In COVID-19, a response to oxidative stress is required by increasing anti-oxidant enzymes. In this regard, it is known that polyphenols are natural anti-oxidants with multiple health effects. Hence, there are even more reasons to intervene with the use of anti-oxidant compounds, such as luteolin, in addition to available vaccines and anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent the harmful actions of the spike protein. Source

SARS-CoV-2 infects cells via its spike protein binding to its surface receptor on target cells and results in acute symptoms involving especially the lungs known as COVID-19. However, increasing evidence indicates that many patients develop a chronic condition characterized by fatigue and neuropsychiatric symptoms, termed long-COVID ..

perivascular inflammation in brains
spike protein could damage the endothelium in an animal model,
disrupt an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB),
and that it can cross the BBB resulting in perivascular inflammation.
Effects autoimmunity
Release of inflammatory cytokines
Hence, there is urgent need to better understand the neurotoxic effects of the spike protein and to consider possible interventions to mitigate spike protein-related detrimental effects to the brain Source

Scientific American States :People with Long COVID May Still Have Spike Proteins in Their Blood... The now infamous condition long COVID presents as a wide range of symptoms—everything from persistent chest pains to rashes, pins and needles, and brain fog:. Source

How dangerous is the spike protein

Spikeopathy’: COVID-19 Spike Protein Is Pathogenic, from Both Virus and Vaccine mRN...A Key problem areas appear to be (1) the toxicity of the spike protein—both from the virus and also when produced by gene codes in the novel COVID-19 mRNA and adenovectorDNA vaccines Source

1 "The spike protein, by itself, can cross the blood-brain barrier and, once there, can induce brain inflammation that can lead to a panoply of issues." Source

2 "The Spike Protein Alone can Interact with and Disrupt Heart Function:" Source

3 "The Spike Protein Causes Abnormal Cell Signaling Which May Cause Pathologies:"Source
This aberrant spike protein-induced cell function can have significant negative heatlh ramifications.

4"The Spike Protein Can Cause Blood Clotting and Thrombosis:"Source
Inhibition of fibrinogen destruction will enhance blood clot formation.

5 The Spike Protein Has Prion Characteristics and Can Interact with Prion Proteins Involved in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Source
may seed or exacerbate these neurodegenerative disorders.

6" Antibodies Against the Spike Protein Can Cause Autoimmune Disorders:" Source

7 "The Spike Protein May Harm Male Fertility:" Source

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Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.