This chapter discusses the role of nitric oxide in immune function, particularly in relation to COVID-19. It explores how nitric oxide helps kill bacteria and prevent virus replication, and how people who can't produce nitric oxide are more susceptible to getting sick. The chapter also delves into a drug trial for COVID-19 that aimed to reduce hospitalization using a nitric oxide drug.

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