#cd209 — Public Fediverse posts
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#StanfordMedicine study flags unexpected cells in lung as suspected source of severe #COVID | https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/04/covid-lung-cells.html “Important covid clues! Researchers find that #macrophages - the cells that usually scavenge and destroy viruses - are the cells most susceptible to being infected/hijacked by #SARSCoV2. To enter macrophages, SARS-CoV-2 uses #CD209 receptors (not #ACE2). Interfering with SARS-CoV-2/CD209 binding could be a promising target for new and better prevention and/or treatment!”