Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology
E. Sefik, R. Qu, C. Junqueira, E. Kaffe, H. Mirza, J. Zhao, J. R. Brewer, A. Han, H. R. Steach, B. Israelow, H. N. Blackburn, S. Velazquez, Y. G. Chen, S. Halene, A. Iwasaki, , R. A. Flavell
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection of human macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology through inflammasome activation, leading to inflammation and pyroptosis, but also enabling viral release.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2021Immunology