Fishing for "complements" with vascular organoid models of microvascular disease.

Gu, Sean X; Yarovinsky, Timur O; Hwa, John · Cell Stem Cell · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Kawakami et al. develop a SARS-CoV-2 infection-competent, progenitor-derived, human vascular organoid model and uncover a role for complement factor D (CFD) in mediating microvascular immunothrombosis. This model may be applied to conditions where microvascular disease plays a major pathogenic role.

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