ImmunologybioRxiv
Secreted ORF8 is a pathogenic cause of severe Covid-19 and potentially targetable with select NLRP3 inhibitors
X. Wu, M. K. Manske, G. Ruan…·T. E. Witzig
This study identifies ORF8 as a secreted glycoprotein that drives severe COVID-19 through NLRP3 inflammasome activation and shows it is inhibited by MCC950.
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106929