In a study in mice published in Nature, a research team showed that a newly developed compound was able to block necroptosis, a type of cell death that leads to lung inflammation and damage following infection with the flu virus.
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Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure
An international research team, including Jonathan C. Schisler, PhD, in the UNC School of Medicine, has found how SARS-CoV-2 causes widespread “energy outages” throughout major organs, and how these effects contribute to debilitating long COVID symptoms.
When Faced with Amyloidosis, Human Transplants Die by Necroptosis
When they find themselves trapped in an amyloid-ridden mouse brain, transplanted human neurons meet an untimely, necrotic demise. While this had been known before, a new-and-improved xenograft model has unveiled some of the dirty details behind this cascade.