Cell BiologybioRxiv
SARS-CoV-2 Infects Syncytiotrophoblast and Activates Inflammatory Responses in the Placenta
L. B. Argueta, L. A. Lacko, Y. Bram…·H. Stuhlmann
This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 infection in placentas from infected pregnant women, finding that the virus infects syncytiotrophoblast cells and triggers maternal immune cell infiltration.
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104223