Into the eye of the cytokine storm

JR Tisoncik, MJ Korth, CP Simmons… - Microbiology and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cytokine storm has captured the attention of the public and the scientific community
alike, and while the general notion of an excessive or uncontrolled release of …

The cytokine storm of severe influenza and development of immunomodulatory therapy

Q Liu, Y Zhou, Z Yang - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Severe influenza remains unusual in its virulence for humans. Complications or ultimately
death arising from these infections are often associated with hyperinduction of …

Clinical features predicting mortality risk in patients with viral pneumonia: the MuLBSTA score

L Guo, D Wei, X Zhang, Y Wu, Q Li, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objective The aim of this study was to further clarify clinical characteristics and predict
mortality risk among patients with viral pneumonia. Methods A total of 528 patients with viral …

Inflammation triggered by SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2 augment drives multiple organ failure of severe COVID-19: molecular mechanisms and implications

M Iwasaki, J Saito, H Zhao, A Sakamoto, K Hirota, D Ma - Inflammation, 2021 - Springer
The widespread occurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) has led to a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The S spike protein …

Preexisting influenza-specific CD4+ T cells correlate with disease protection against influenza challenge in humans

TM Wilkinson, CKF Li, CSC Chui, AKY Huang… - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Protective immunity against influenza virus infection is mediated by neutralizing antibodies,
but the precise role of T cells in human influenza immunity is uncertain. We conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological and clinical features of 125 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Fuyang, Anhui, China

R Wang, M Pan, X Zhang, M Han, X Fan, F Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with COVID-19
in Anhui province of China. Method In this descriptive study, we obtained epidemiological …

Modulatory effects of probiotics during pathogenic infections with emphasis on immune regulation

A Raheem, L Liang, G Zhang, S Cui - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In order to inhibit pathogenic complications and to enhance animal and poultry growth,
antibiotics have been extensively used for many years. Antibiotics applications not only …

Exuberant fibroblast activity compromises lung function via ADAMTS4

DF Boyd, EK Allen, AG Randolph, XJ Guo, Y Weng… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Severe respiratory infections can result in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
There are no effective pharmacological therapies that have been shown to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial cells are central orchestrators of cytokine amplification during influenza virus infection

JR Teijaro, KB Walsh, S Cahalan, DM Fremgen… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Cytokine storm during viral infection is a prospective predictor of morbidity and mortality, yet
the cellular sources remain undefined. Here, using genetic and chemical tools to probe …

Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel

T Ichinohe, IK Pang, A Iwasaki - Nature immunology, 2010 - nature.com
Influenza virus, a negative-stranded RNA virus that causes severe illness in humans and
animals, stimulates the inflammasome through the Nod-like receptor NLRP3. However, the …