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Interesting link between aging, serotonin, platelets and COVID-19 severity.
A new study in Science Immunology from @iannaconelab.bsky.social and colleagues identifies platelet-derived serotonin as a driver of age-related lung pathology following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Platelet-derived serotonin drives age-related lung pathology in SARS-CoV-2 infection
In aging hosts, platelet serotonin fuels lung-damaging clots, leading to enhanced respiratory distress in the context of COVID-19.