Inflammasome activation in COVID-19 patients

TS Rodrigues, KSG de Sá, AY Ishimoto, A Becerra… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Severe cases of COVID-19 are characterized by a strong inflammatory process that may
ultimately lead to organ failure and patient death. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a molecular …

Where do T cell subsets stand in SARS-CoV-2 infection: an update

M Tarique, M Suhail, H Naz, N Muhammad… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in China in December 2019
and spread so rapidly all around the globe. It's continued and spreading more dangerously …

Pyroptosis as a double-edged sword: The pathogenic and therapeutic roles in inflammatory diseases and cancers

Z Liu, C Wang, C Lin - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death mode discovered in recent years. It is caused by
inflammasomes and the perforation of Gasdermin family proteins, and results in the release …

Innate immunity, cytokine storm, and inflammatory cell death in COVID-19

R Karki, TD Kanneganti - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The innate immune system serves as the first line of defense against invading pathogens;
however, dysregulated innate immune responses can induce aberrant inflammation that is …

Attenuating the effects of novel COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced cytokine storm and the implications

AB Rowaiye, OA Okpalefe… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an arduous global health challenge, and the
increasing number of fatalities calls for the speedy pursuit of a remedy. This review …

Tackling the cytokine storm in COVID-19, challenges and hopes

SM Abdin, SM Elgendy, SK Alyammahi, DW Alhamad… - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the current world health concern,
presenting a public health dilemma with ascending morbidity and mortality rates exceeding …

Cytokine storm may not be the chief culprit for the deterioration of COVID-19

Y Gao, C Wang, K Kang, Y Peng, Y Luo, H Liu… - Viral …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
COVID-19 is spreading and ravaging all over the world, and the number of deaths is
increasing day by day without downward trend. However, there is limited knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Role of pyroptosis in cardiovascular diseases and its therapeutic implications

C Zeng, R Wang, H Tan - International journal of biological …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pyroptotic cell death or pyroptosis is characterized by caspase-1-dependent formation of
plasma membrane pores, leading to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and cell lysis …

[HTML][HTML] Early alveolar epithelial cell necrosis is a potential driver of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

K Tojo, N Yamamoto, N Tamada, T Mihara, M Abe… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with COVID-19 is aggravated by
hyperinflammatory responses even after the peak of the viral load has passed; however, its …

Pyroptosis and respiratory diseases: a review of current knowledge

J Sun, Y Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pyroptosis is a relatively newly discovered programmed cell death accompanied by an
inflammatory response. In the classical view, pyroptosis is mediated by caspases-1,-4,-5,-11 …