Article
Targeting of the NLRP3 Inflammasome for early COVID-19
2021-02-24
Abstract excerpt
Following entry and replication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) into ACE2 expressing cells, the infected cells undergo lysis releasing more virus but also cell contents. In the lung, constitutive cytokines such as IL-1α are released together with other cell contents. A cascade of inflammatory cytokines ensues, including chemokines and IL-1β, triggering both local as well as systemic...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4a99aa0a-966e-59f1-9102-d2e48cd8cdfa
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.02.24.432734
