[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 ORF3b is a potent interferon antagonist whose activity is increased by a naturally occurring elongation variant

Y Konno, I Kimura, K Uriu, M Fukushi, T Irie… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
One of the features distinguishing SARS-CoV-2 from its more pathogenic counterpart SARS-
CoV is the presence of premature stop codons in its ORF3b gene. Here, we show that SARS …

SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins in viral pathogenesis: knowns and unknowns

N Redondo, S Zaldívar-López, JJ Garrido… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There are still many unanswered questions concerning viral SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis in
COVID-19. Accessory proteins in SARS-CoV-2 consist of eleven viral proteins whose roles …

Controlling cytokine storm is vital in COVID-19

L Tang, Z Yin, Y Hu, H Mei - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global outbreak and severely posed
threat to people's health and social stability. Mounting evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Interleukin 6 inhibitors in therapy of severe COVID-19

E Nasonov, M Samsonov - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) is a severe complication of inflammatory immune diseases
or treatment of malignancies; it may also appear during the progression of COVID-19. CSS …

SARS-CoV-2 and ORF3a: nonsynonymous mutations, functional domains, and viral pathogenesis

E Issa, G Merhi, B Panossian, T Salloum, S Tokajian - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The effect of the rapid accumulation of nonsynonymous mutations on the pathogenesis of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not yet known. The 3a …

Critical determinants of cytokine storm and type I interferon response in COVID-19 pathogenesis

S Ramasamy, S Subbian - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), a rapidly evolving pandemic worldwide with at least 68 million …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 spike promotes inflammation and apoptosis through autophagy by ROS-suppressed PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling

F Li, J Li, PH Wang, N Yang, J Huang, J Ou, T Xu… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-
induced inflammatory responses are largely responsible for the death of novel coronavirus …

Role of IFN and complements system: innate immunity in SARS-CoV-2

T Shibabaw, MD Molla, B Teferi… - Journal of inflammation …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The critical role of the innate immune system has been confirmed in driving local and
systemic inflammation and the cytokine release storm in severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Cytokine storm in COVID-19: the current evidence and treatment strategies

Y Tang, J Liu, D Zhang, Z Xu, J Ji, C Wen - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the pathogen that causes
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 25 May 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has …

SARS-CoV-2 nsp12 attenuates type I interferon production by inhibiting IRF3 nuclear translocation

W Wang, Z Zhou, X Xiao, Z Tian, X Dong… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 is the pathogenic agent of COVID-19, which has evolved into a global
pandemic. Compared with some other respiratory RNA viruses, SARS-CoV-2 is a poor …