COVID‐19 is an emergent disease of aging

D Santesmasses, JP Castro, AA Zenin… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 is an ongoing pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 coronavirus that poses one
of the greatest challenges to public health in recent years. SARS‐CoV‐2 is known to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and cellular immune features of aged patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

D Lo Tartaro, A Neroni, A Paolini, R Borella… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for developing severe COVID-19, but few detailed data are
available concerning immunological changes after infection in aged individuals. Here we …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces paracrine senescence and leukocyte adhesion in endothelial cells

K Meyer, T Patra, Vijayamahantesh, R Ray - Journal of virology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Increased mortality in COVID-19 cases is often associated with microvascular complications.
We have recently shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

Hamster model for post-COVID-19 alveolar regeneration offers an opportunity to understand post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

L Heydemann, M Ciurkiewicz, G Beythien… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
COVID-19 survivors often suffer from post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).
Current evidence suggests dysregulated alveolar regeneration as a possible explanation for …

SARS-CoV-2 rapidly adapts in aged BALB/c mice and induces typical pneumonia

Y Zhang, K Huang, T Wang, F Deng, W Gong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Age is a risk factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated morbidity and
mortality in humans; hence, in this study, we compared the course of severe acute …

Lung epithelial and endothelial damage, loss of tissue repair, inhibition of fibrinolysis, and cellular senescence in fatal COVID-19

F D'Agnillo, KA Walters, Y Xiao, ZM Sheng… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by respiratory distress, multiorgan …

Pathogenesis of COVID-19-induced ARDS: implications for an ageing population

MAT Acosta, BD Singer - European Respiratory Journal, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has elicited a swift response by the
scientific community to elucidate the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Multisystemic cellular tropism of SARS-CoV-2 in autopsies of COVID-19 patients

DWL Wong, BM Klinkhammer, S Djudjaj, S Villwock… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiorgan tropism of SARS-CoV-2 has previously been shown for several major organs. We
have comprehensively analyzed 25 different formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) …

TNF‐α/IFN‐γ synergy amplifies senescence‐associated inflammation and SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor expression via hyper‐activated JAK/STAT1

R Kandhaya‐Pillai, X Yang, T Tchkonia, GM Martin… - Aging cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Older age and underlying conditions such as diabetes/obesity or immunosuppression are
leading host risk factors for developing severe complications from COVID‐19 infection. The …

Immune signatures underlying post-acute COVID-19 lung sequelae

IS Cheon, C Li, YM Son, NP Goplen, Y Wu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia survivors often exhibit long-term
pulmonary sequelae, but the underlying mechanisms or associated local and systemic …