SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Vascular Cells Reveals Smooth Muscle Cells as Key Mediators of Vascular Pathology During Infection

Scientists developed a model of SARS-CoV-2 infection using human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells, pericytes), and smooth muscle cells to recapitulate the vascular pathology associated with SARS-CoV-2 exposure.