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SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Microglia Elicits Pro-inflammatory Activation and Apoptotic Cell Death
G. U. Jeong, J. Lyu, K.-D. Kim…·Y.-C. Kwon
This paper shows SARS-CoV-2 directly infects human microglia, causing pro-inflammatory activation and apoptosis, which may contribute to neurological issues in COVID-19 patients.