ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Ageing impairs the airway epithelium defence response to SARS-CoV-2
A. Capraro, S. L. Wong, A. Adhikari…·S. A. Waters
This study investigates age-related differences in the nasal epithelium's response to SARS-CoV-2, finding that older adults have impaired host defense and lower viral load due to reduced host machinery expression.
DOI 10.1101/2021.04.05.437453