Vascular neutrophilic inflammation and immunothrombosis distinguish severe COVID-19 from influenza pneumonia.
Leo NicolaiAlexander LeunigSophia BrambsRainer W J KaiserMarkus JoppichMarie-Louise HoffknechtChristoph GoldAnouk EngelVivien PolewkaMaximilian MuenchhoffJohannes C HellmuthAdrian RuhleStephan LedderoseTobias WeinbergerHeiko SchulzClemens SchererMartina RudeliusMichael ZollerOliver T KepplerBernhard ZwißlerMichael von Bergwelt-BaildonStefan KääbRalf ZimmerRoman D BülowRoman David BülowPeter BoorSteffen MassbergKami PekayvazKonstantin StarkPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2020)
Our data underline an innate immune cell axis causing vascular inflammation and immunothrombosis in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.