Rapid endothelial infection, endothelialitis and vascular damage characterise SARS-CoV-2 infection in a human lung-on-chip model
V. V. Thacker, K. Sharma, N. Dhar, G.-F. Mancini, J. Sordet-Dessimoz, J. D. McKinney
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 directly infects endothelial cells in a lung-on-chip model, causing vascular damage and inflammation independent of immune cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2020Microbiology