The cGAS–STING pathway drives type I IFN immunopathology in COVID-19

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Abstract COVID-19, which is caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by lung pathology and extrapulmonary complications 1,2 . Type I interferons (IFNs) have an essential role in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 (refs 3–5 ). Although rapid induction of type I IFNs limits virus propagation, a sustained increase in the levels of type I IFNs in the late phase of the infection is associated with aberrant...

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