COVID-19 mechanisms in the human body—What we know so far

A Kumar, RK Narayan, P Prasoon, C Kumari… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
More than one and a half years have elapsed since the commencement of the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the world is struggling to contain it. Being caused …

Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on cardiovascular system: the dual role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as the virus receptor and homeostasis regulator-review

A Aleksova, G Gagno, G Sinagra, AP Beltrami… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the entry receptor for severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide association study of COVID-19 severity with respiratory failure

MC de Moura, V Davalos, L Planas-Serra… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), exhibit a wide …

Antitarget, anti-SARS-CoV-2 leads, drugs, and the drug discovery–genetics alliance perspective

C Pozzi, A Vanet, V Francesconi… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The most advanced antiviral molecules addressing major SARS-CoV-2 targets (Main
protease, Spike protein, and RNA polymerase), compared with proteins of other human …

Transmembrane serine protease 2 Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2 Infection: A German Case-Control …

K Schönfelder, K Breuckmann, C Elsner… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) is the major host protease that enables
entry of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) into host …

Polymorphisms in ACE1, TMPRSS2, IFIH1, IFNAR2, and TYK2 Genes Are Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19

C Dieter, L de Almeida Brondani, NE Lemos… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although advanced age, male sex, and some comorbidities impact the clinical course of
COVID-19, these factors only partially explain the inter-individual variability in disease …

Human genetic basis of coronavirus disease 2019

H Deng, X Yan, L Yuan - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus, severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in considerable …

Host gene variability and SARS-CoV-2 infection: A review article

I Kaidashev, O Shlykova, O Izmailova, O Torubara… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 is a global threat that influenced healthcare systems around the world. This
virus caused an infection in humans with different clinical signs and syndromes, severity …

Common variants at 21q22. 3 locus influence MX1 and TMPRSS2 gene expression and susceptibility to severe COVID-19

I Andolfo, R Russo, VA Lasorsa, S Cantalupo… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The established risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are advanced age,
male sex, and comorbidities, but they do not fully explain the wide spectrum of disease …

The impact of ACE and ACE2 gene polymorphisms in pulmonary diseases including COVID-19

I Gintoni, M Adamopoulou, C Yapijakis - in vivo, 2022 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Chronic and acute respiratory diseases pose a major problem for public health worldwide
due to the high morbidity and mortality rates, while treatment options remain mostly …