Insights into how SARS-CoV2 infection induces cytokine storms

Authors:

• Selva, Kevin John
• Chung, Amy W.

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Trends in Immunology, Volume 43, Issue 6, 2022-06-30

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Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with cytokine storms and hyperinflammation. In a recent study, Junqueira et al. provide evidence that antibody-mediated uptake of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus by monocytes and macrophages may contribute to this inflammation by activating inflammasomes which trigger pyroptosis.