HIGH DOSE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS INFECTION IN MACROPHAGES RESULTS IN INFLAMMATORY MULTIMODAL CELL DEATH
Gabrielle Vragel, Gracyn Nelson-Reid, Rachael E. Kostelecky, Elizabeth Spear, Moses Lee, Derek W. Abbott, Linda Faye van Dyk, Eric T. Clambey
This study shows high-dose MHV68 infection of macrophages causes inflammatory cell death independent of lytic replication, involving autophagy and pyroptosis.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology