Insights to SARS-CoV-2 life cycle, pathophysiology, and rationalized treatments that target COVID-19 clinical complications

IP Trougakos, K Stamatelopoulos, E Terpos… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Gaining further insights into SARS-CoV-2 routes of infection and the underlying
pathobiology of COVID-19 will support the design of rational treatments targeting the life …

Human pluripotent-stem-cell-derived organoids for drug discovery and evaluation

JJ Vandana, C Manrique, LA Lacko, S Chen - Cell Stem Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and three-dimensional organoids have ushered in a
new era for disease modeling and drug discovery. Over the past decade, significant …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission, infectivity, and neutralization of a spike L452R SARS-CoV-2 variant

X Deng, MA Garcia-Knight, MM Khalid, V Servellita… - Cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
We identified an emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
variant by viral whole-genome sequencing of 2,172 nasal/nasopharyngeal swab samples …

Transmission, infectivity, and antibody neutralization of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in California carrying a L452R spike protein mutation

X Deng, MA Garcia-Knight, MM Khalid, V Servellita… - MedRxiv, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We identified a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant by viral whole-genome sequencing of 2,172
nasal/nasopharyngeal swab samples from 44 counties in California. Named B. 1.427/B …

Human organoid models to study SARS-CoV-2 infection

Y Han, L Yang, LA Lacko, S Chen - Nature methods, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is one of the deadliest pandemics in history. SARS …

On the whereabouts of SARS-CoV-2 in the human body: A systematic review

W Trypsteen, J Van Cleemput, W Snippenberg… - PLoS …, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Since SARS-CoV-2 appeared in the human population, the scientific community has
scrambled to gather as much information as possible to find good strategies for the …

Severely low testosterone in males with COVID‐19: a case‐control study

A Salonia, M Pontillo, P Capogrosso, S Gregori… - …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Circulating androgens could have a relevant pathobiological role in clinical
outcomes in men with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) …

[HTML][HTML] Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)—roles in regenerative therapies, disease modelling and drug screening

MAM Aboul-Soud, AJ Alzahrani, A Mahmoud - Cells, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has made an invaluable contribution
to the field of regenerative medicine, paving way for identifying the true potential of human …

SARS-CoV-2 infection and multi-organ system damage: A review

AA Rabaan, S Smajlović, H Tombuloglu… - Biomolecules and …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The SARS-CoV-2 infection causes COVID-19, which has affected approximately six hundred
million people globally as of 8 2022. Organs and cells harboring angiotensin-converting …

ACE2: the molecular doorway to SARS-CoV-2

MM Medina-Enríquez, S Lopez-León… - Cell & bioscience, 2020‏ - Springer
The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the host functional receptor for the new
virus SARS-CoV-2 causing Coronavirus Disease 2019. ACE2 is expressed in 72 different …