A new study shows a spleen-to-lung neutrophil axis in antiviral defense (IMAGE)

Immunity & Inflammation

A new study shows a spleen-to-lung neutrophil axis in antiviral defense

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Integrating single-cell RNA velocity, transcriptomic profiling, and spatial deconvolution the study demonstrated that the massive neutrophil infiltration in the lung during SARS-CoV-2 infection primarily originated from the spleen, and spleen served as an important organ for neutrophil proliferation during pulmonary viral infection.

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BruceBlaus from Openverse Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/8b4428f4-c4b0-4f32-bebb-1de56cabdebb?q=neutrophil&p=11

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