Matthias Hamdorf, Thomas Imhof, Ben Bailey-Elkin, Janina Betz, Sebastian J Theobald, Alexander Simonis, Veronica Di Cristanziano, Lutz Gieselmann, Felix Dewald, Clara Lehmann, Max Augustin, Florian Klein, Miguel A Alejandre Alcazar, Robert Rongisch, Mario Fabri, Jan Rybniker, Heike Goebel, Jörg Stetefeld, Bent Brachvogel, Claus Cursiefen, Manuel Koch, Felix Bock
The novel coronavirus pandemic, first reported in December 2019, was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to a strong immune response and activation of antigen-presenting cells, which can elicit acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) characterized by the rapid onset of widespread inflammation, the so-called cytokine storm. In response to viral infections, monocytes are recruited into the lung and subsequently differentiate into dendritic cells (DCs)...
October 27, 2023: Journal of Molecular Cell Biology