SARS-CoV-2 infects carotid arteries: implications for vascular disease and organ injury in COVID-19
S. Pfefferle, T. Guenther, V. Puelles, F. Heinrich, D. Noerz, M. Czech-Sioli, A. Carstens, S. Krasemann, M. Wong, L. Oestereich, T. Magnus, L. Allweiss, C. Edler, A.-S. Schroeder, M. Dandri, , N. Fischer
The paper investigates SARS-CoV-2 infection in carotid arteries of COVID-19 patients using genomic, virologic, histochemical, and transcriptomic analyses, showing productive infection and vascular modulation.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology