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The Defenders of the Alveolus Succumb in COVID-19 Pneumonia to SARS-CoV-2, Necroptosis, Pyroptosis and Panoptosis (preprint)
biorxiv; 2022.
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in English
| bioRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2022.08.06.503050
ABSTRACT
The alveolar type II (ATII) pneumocyte has been called the defender of the alveolus because, amongst the cell's many important roles, repair of lung injury is particularly critical. We investigated the extent to which SARS-CoV-2 infection incapacitates the ATII reparative response in fatal COVID-19 pneumonia, and describe massive infection and destruction of ATI and ATII cells. We show that both type I interferon-negative infected ATII and type I-interferon-positive uninfected ATII cells succumb to TNF-induced necroptosis, BTK-induced pyroptosis and a new PANoptotic hybrid form of inflammatory cell death that combines apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis in the same cell. We locate pathway components of these cell death pathways in a PANoptosomal latticework that mediates emptying and disruption of ATII cells and destruction of cells in blood vessels associated with microthrombi. Early antiviral treatment combined with inhibitors of TNF and BTK could preserve ATII cell populations to restore lung function and reduce hyperinflammation from necroptosis, pyroptosis and panoptosis.
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bioRxiv
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
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COVID-19
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Lung Diseases
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Preprint
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