Red blood cell rupture, not clotting, drives vessel blockage in COVID-19, study finds
by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Schematic of RBC lysis and Endo-seal formation on dying endothelium. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09076-x A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver of microvascular obstruction in COVID-19, bypassing the expected role […]
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