ImmunologybioRxiv
Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology
E. Sefik, R. Qu, C. Junqueira…·R. A. Flavell
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection of human macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology through inflammasome activation, leading to inflammation and pyroptosis, but also enabling viral release.