Monocyte-derived macrophages aggravate pulmonary vasculitis via cGAS/STING/IFN-mediated nucleic acid sensing
N. Kessler, S. F. Viehmann, C. Krollmann, K. Mai, K. M. Kirschner, H. Luksch, P. Kotagiri, A. M. C. Boehner, D. Huugen, C. C. de Oliveira Mann, S. Otten, S. A. I. Weiss, T. Zillinger, K. Dobrikova, D. E. Jenne, , N. Garbi
This study identifies cGAS/STING/IFN-mediated nucleic acid sensing by monocyte-derived macrophages as a driver of severe pulmonary vasculitis and shows that targeting this pathway reduces disease severity.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2022Immunology