Cytokine storm in COVID-19: the current evidence and treatment strategies

Y Tang, J Liu, D Zhang, Z Xu, J Ji, C Wen - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the pathogen that causes
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 25 May 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has …

Overview of immune response during SARS-CoV-2 infection: lessons from the past

VK Shah, P Firmal, A Alam, D Ganguly… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
After the 1918 flu pandemic, the world is again facing a similar situation. However, the
advancement in medical science has made it possible to identify that the novel infectious …

Loss of furin cleavage site attenuates SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis

BA Johnson, X **e, AL Bailey, B Kalveram… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—a new coronavirus that
has led to a worldwide pandemic—has a furin cleavage site (PRRAR) in its spike protein …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics reveals a variable infection gradient in the respiratory tract

YJ Hou, K Okuda, CE Edwards, DR Martinez… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …

Genome-wide CRISPR screens reveal host factors critical for SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Wei, MM Alfajaro, PC DeWeirdt, RE Hanna… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Identification of host genes essential for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection may reveal novel therapeutic targets and inform our understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people?

AL Mueller, MS McNamara, DA Sinclair - Aging (albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The severity and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) largely depends on a
patient's age. Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23 …

[HTML][HTML] Type I and type III interferons–induction, signaling, evasion, and application to combat COVID-19

A Park, A Iwasaki - Cell host & microbe, 2020 - cell.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Without approved antiviral therapeutics …

Interplay between SARS-CoV-2 and the type I interferon response

M Sa Ribero, N Jouvenet, M Dreux, S Nisole - PLoS pathogens, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the
current COVID-19 pandemic. An unbalanced immune response, characterized by a weak …

[HTML][HTML] Human lung stem cell-based alveolospheres provide insights into SARS-CoV-2-mediated interferon responses and pneumocyte dysfunction

H Katsura, V Sontake, A Tata, Y Kobayashi… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Coronavirus infection causes diffuse alveolar damage leading to acute respiratory distress
syndrome. The absence of ex vivo models of human alveolar epithelium is hindering an …

Impaired local intrinsic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection in severe COVID-19

CGK Ziegler, VN Miao, AH Owings, AW Navia, Y Tang… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause severe respiratory COVID-19. However, many individuals
present with isolated upper respiratory symptoms, suggesting potential to constrain viral …