SARS-CoV-2 disrupts timing of immune response
Researchers anticipate that the timely inhibition of TGFβ could prevent progression to severe COVID-19
27-Oct-2021 -
Once an infection is under control, the body normally uses a biochemical messenger known as TGFβ to downgrade its immune response. In severe COVID-19, however, this messenger is released at the very beginning of the infection, thus blocking the early control of the pathogen by the innate immune ...
coronaviruses
Covid-19
immune system
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