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What triggers inflammation in COVID-19?

Tomohiro SawaTakaaki Akaike
Published in: eLife (2022)
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 triggers macrophages and epithelial cells to produce excess levels of pro-inflammatory molecules, which can do more harm than good.
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