Vascular inflammation exposes perivascular cells to SARS-CoV-2 infection
C. M. Franca, A. Mansoorifar, A. Athirasala, R. Subbiah, A. Tahayeri, L. E. Bertassoni
The paper tests if inflamed vessels expose perivascular cells to SARS-CoV-2 by showing increased spike protein binding in engineered capillaries under inflammatory conditions.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2022 · PreprintBioengineering