SARS-CoV-2-induced dead cell fragments drive viral uptake and inflammation

该项目将应用先进的细胞生物学和成像技术来研究缺乏病毒进入的典型受体的巨噬细胞如何感染严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）并引发炎症反应。它对病毒进入的新途径的见解有望促进我们对宿主-病原体相互作用的理解。该项目旨在揭示SARS-CoV-2诱导的死细胞碎片在促进病毒摄取和炎症中的作用。它的发现将通过为感染和先天免疫的新研究方向以及感染治疗的未来治疗设计提供信息，提供重大的科学，健康和经济效益。

This project will apply advanced cell biology and imaging techniques to investigate how macrophages, which lacks a canonical receptor for viral entry, become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and elicit inflammatory responses. Its insights into a novel pathway of viral entry is expected to advance our understanding of host-pathogen interaction. The project is intended to uncover the role of SARS-CoV-2-induced dead cell fragmentation in promoting viral uptake and inflammation. Its findings should provide significant scientific, health and economic benefits by informing new research directions on infection and innate immunity as well as future therapeutic designs for infection treatment.