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Pathological inflammation in patients with COVID-19: a key role for monocytes and macrophages.

Miriam Merad, +1 more
- 06 May 2020 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 6, pp 355-362
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The potentially pathological roles of macrophages during SARS-CoV-2 infection are described and ongoing and prospective therapeutic strategies to modulate macrophage activation in patients with COVID-19 are discussed.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2 has led to more than 200,000 deaths worldwide. Several studies have now established that the hyperinflammatory response induced by SARS-CoV-2 is a major cause of disease severity and death in infected patients. Macrophages are a population of innate immune cells that sense and respond to microbial threats by producing inflammatory molecules that eliminate pathogens and promote tissue repair. However, a dysregulated macrophage response can be damaging to the host, as is seen in the macrophage activation syndrome induced by severe infections, including in infections with the related virus SARS-CoV. Here we describe the potentially pathological roles of macrophages during SARS-CoV-2 infection and discuss ongoing and prospective therapeutic strategies to modulate macrophage activation in patients with COVID-19.

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Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment.

Jonas Schulte-Schrepping, +137 more
- 17 Sep 2020 - 
TL;DR: This study provides detailed insights into the systemic immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and it reveals profound alterations in the myeloid cell compartment associated with severe COVID-19.
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The cytokine storm and COVID-19.

TL;DR: The current understanding of the features of SARS‐CoV‐2 and the pathological features, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatments of the cytokine storm induced by COVID‐19 are reviewed and it is suggested that the identification and treatment of theocyte storm are important components for rescuing patients with severe CO VID‐19.
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