SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces brain pericyte immunoreactivity in absence of productive viral infection
Rayan Khaddaj‐Mallat, Natija Aldib, Anne-Sophie Paquette, Aymeric Ferreira, Sarah Lecordier, Maxime Bernard, Armen Saghatelyan, Ayman ElAli
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces immunoreactivity in brain pericytes without viral infection, contributing to microvasculature injury in COVID-19.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience