id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-258323-vdeffy4l Jiang, Yuting Complement Receptor C5aR1 Inhibition Reduces Pyroptosis in hDPP4-Transgenic Mice Infected with MERS-CoV 2019-01-09 .txt text/plain 4770 253 48 To detect expression of inflammasomes and complement components in MERS-CoV-infected THP-1 differentiated macrophages and hDPP4-Tg mice, 2 µg of total RNA from cells or the lung of mice we used as template for first-strand cDNA synthesis. IHC examination of CD68 and IFN-γ receptor expression also suggested greater macrophage infiltration and activation in the lung and spleen of mice at 7 days post-MERS-CoV infection ( Figure 3D ). IHC examination of CD68 and IFN-γ receptor expression also suggested greater macrophage infiltration and activation in the lung and spleen of mice at 7 days post-MERS-CoV infection ( Figure 3D ). These results suggest that complement inhibition decreased the expression of pyroptosis indicators, IL-1β and caspase-1, in mice infected with MERS-CoV. Here, our results showed that MERS-CoV infection induces pro-IL-1β transcription, and complement activation, which leads to pyroptosis in macrophages. Here, our results showed that MERS-CoV infection induces pro-IL-1β transcription, and complement activation, which leads to pyroptosis in macrophages. ./cache/cord-258323-vdeffy4l.txt ./txt/cord-258323-vdeffy4l.txt