Immune response, inflammation, and the clinical spectrum of COVID-19

LF García - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The current COVID-19 pandemic began in December 2019 in Wuhan (China) and rapidly
extended to become a global sanitary and economic emergency. Its etiological agent is the …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and individual genetic susceptibility/receptivity: role of ACE1/ACE2 genes, immunity, inflammation and coagulation. Might the double X …

D Gemmati, B Bramanti, ML Serino… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In December 2019, a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from a new
coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was recognized in the city of Wuhan, China. Rapidly, it became …

The role of host genetics in the immune response to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 susceptibility and severity

IG Ovsyannikova, IH Haralambieva… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a review of studies evaluating the role of host (and viral) genetics
(including variation in HLA genes) in the immune response to coronaviruses, as well as the …

Angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE, ACE2) gene variants and COVID-19 outcome

J Gómez, GM Albaiceta, M García-Clemente… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
The Angiotensin system is implicated in the pathogenesis of COVID-19. First, ACE2 is the
cellular receptor for SARS-CoV-2, and expression of the ACE2 gene could regulate the …

[HTML][HTML] Severe respiratory SARS-CoV2 infection: Does ACE2 receptor matter?

F Perrotta, MG Matera, M Cazzola, A Bianco - Respiratory medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus of the Coronaviridiae family that represents a major global
health issue. Mechanisms implicated in virus/host cells interaction are central for cell …

COVID-19: Unique public health issues facing Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

E Abuelgasim, LJ Saw, M Shirke, M Zeinah… - Current problems in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The 2019 coronavirus disease is a serious public health emergency, with serious adverse
implications for populations, healthcare systems, and economies globally. Recently …

The emerging role of ACE2 in physiology and disease

I Hamming, ME Cooper, BL Haagmans… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) is a key regulator of systemic blood
pressure and renal function and a key player in renal and cardiovascular disease. However …

The role of dysregulated immune responses in COVID-19 pathogenesis

S Tahaghoghi-Hajghorbani, P Zafari, E Masoumi… - Virus research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) which caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is a pandemic threat to global …