episode 993: COVID-19 drives autoimmunity
TWiV reveals how treatment with remdesivir for COVID-19 resolved a chronic poliovirus infection in an immunocompromised patient, and the finding that infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to an increase in new and preexisting autoantibodies.
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•Janet Sinsheimer on TWiV 653
•Clearance of chronic poliovirus infection by remdesivir (Front Immunol)
•Autoimmunity induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection (Nat Comm)
•Letters read on TWiV 993
•Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Alan – Mapping and exploring the USS Monitor wreck
Vincent – Skype a Scientist
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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