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Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19.

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Single-cell transcriptome and T cell receptor analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid suggests enrichment of proinflammatory macrophages in patients with severe COVID-19 and the presence of clonally expanded CD8 + T cells in Patients with moderate CO VID-19.
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Respiratory immune characteristics associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity are currently unclear. We characterized bronchoalveolar lavage fluid immune cells from patients with varying severity of COVID-19 and from healthy people by using single-cell RNA sequencing. Proinflammatory monocyte-derived macrophages were abundant in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with severe COVID-9. Moderate cases were characterized by the presence of highly clonally expanded CD8+ T cells. This atlas of the bronchoalveolar immune microenvironment suggests potential mechanisms underlying pathogenesis and recovery in COVID-19.

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Coronavirus biology and replication: implications for SARS-CoV-2.

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Immunology of COVID-19: Current State of the Science.

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TL;DR: The current state of knowledge of innate and adaptive immune responses elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection and the immunological pathways that likely contribute to disease severity and death are summarized.
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From Mice to Humans Identification of Commonly Deregulated Genes in Mammary Cancer via Comparative SAGE Studies

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Mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 reveals inflammatory role of type I interferon signaling

TL;DR: The hACE2-AAV mouse model enables rapid deployment for in-depth analysis following robust SARS-CoV-2 infection with authentic patient-derived virus in mice of diverse genetic backgrounds and represents a much-needed platform for rapidly testing prophylactic and therapeutic strategies to combat COVID-19.
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TL;DR: It is suggested that immunotherapies based on inflammatory cytokine neutralization, immunomodulation and passive viralneutralization, not only reduce inflammation, inflammation-associated lung damage, or viral load, but could also prevent intensive care unit hospitalization and dependency on mechanical ventilation both of which are limited resources.
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