Las células T reactivas al SARS-CoV-2 en donantes sanos y pacientes con COVID-19

Julian Braun1,2, Lucie Loyal1,2, Marco Frentsch3

  • 1Si-M/'Der Simulierte Mensch', Technische Universität Berlin and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Nature
|July 30, 2020
PubMed
Resumen

Se encontraron células T CD4+ preexistentes reactivas a la proteína de pico del SARS-CoV-2 en individuos sanos, probablemente debido a la exposición previa a los coronavirus endémicos. Esta reactividad cruzada puede influir en la dinámica de la pandemia de COVID-19 y en los ensayos de vacunas.

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