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SARS-CoV-2 viroporin triggers NLRP3 inflammasome causing a severe inflammatory response – News-Medical.Net

Now, a team of researchers at the University of Florida report that the SARS-CoV-2 viroporin triggers the NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome,…

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Patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), may develop mild to severe symptoms. In some patients, the infection causes a cytokine storm resulting from a heightened inflammatory response.
Now, a team of researchers at the University of Florida report that the SARS-CoV-2 viroporin triggers the NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, which is responsible for the inflammatory pathology…

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