Distinct cellular immune profiles in the airways and blood of critically ill patients with COVID-19.

Anno Saris Tom D Y ReijndersEsther J NossentAlex R SchuurmanJan VerhoeffSaskia van AstenHetty BontkesSiebe G BlokJanwillem DuitmanHarm-Jan BogaardLeo HeunksRene LutterTom van der PollJuan J Garcia Vallejonull null

Published in: Thorax (2021)

The bronchoalveolar immune response in COVID-19 has a unique local profile that strongly differs from the immune profile in peripheral blood. Fully elucidating COVID-19 pathophysiology will require investigation of the pulmonary immune response.

Keyphrases

immune response
coronavirus disease
peripheral blood
sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
dendritic cells
toll like receptor
cystic fibrosis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus