Secreted ORF8 is a pathogenic cause of severe Covid-19 and potentially targetable with select NLRP3 inhibitors
X. Wu, M. K. Manske, G. Ruan, T. L. Witter, K. E. Nowakowski, J. P. Abeykoon, X. Tang, Y. Yu, K. A. Gwin, A. Wu, V. Taupin, V. Bhardwaj, J. Paludo, S. Dasari, H. Dong, , T. E. Witzig
This study identifies ORF8 as a secreted glycoprotein that drives severe COVID-19 through NLRP3 inflammasome activation and shows it is inhibited by MCC950.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2021Immunology