Pulmonary mesenchymal stem cells are engaged in distinct steps of host response to respiratory syncytial virus infection
M. Brugger, T. Demoulins, G. T. Barut, B. Zumkehr, B. Oliveira Esteves, K. Mehinagic, Q. Haas, A. Schogler, M.-A. Rameix-Welti, J.-F. Eleouet, U. Moehrlen, T. Marti, R. Schmid, A. Summerfield, H. Posthaus, , M. P. Alves
The paper investigates the role of lung-resident mesenchymal stem cells in the host response to RSV infection, showing their activation and involvement in antiviral, inflammatory, and repair processes.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2021Microbiology