Infection of brain pericytes underlying neuropathology of COVID-19 patients
M. Bocci, C. Oudenaarden, X. Saenz-Sarda, J. Simren, A. Eden, J. Sjölund, C. Möller, M. Gisslen, H. Zetterberg, E. Englund, K. Pietras
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects brain pericytes in COVID-19 patients, leading to neurological symptoms via vascular inflammation and blood-brain barrier disruption.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2021Pathology