An evidence that SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 spike protein (SP) damages hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the mechanism of pyroptosis in Nlrp3 inflammasome …

M Kucia, J Ratajczak, K Bujko, M Adamiak… - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
Mounting evidence accumulates that hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and
endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are damaged during severe SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 …

COVID-19, renin-angiotensin system and endothelial dysfunction

R Amraei, N Rahimi - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The newly emergent novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which is caused
by SARS-CoV-2 virus, has posed a serious threat to global public health and caused …

SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein promotes hyper-inflammatory response that can be ameliorated by Spike-antagonistic peptide and FDA-approved ER stress and MAP …

ACY Hsu, G Wang, AT Reid, PC Veerati… - Biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
SARS-CoV-2 infection causes an inflammatory cytokine storm and acute lung injury.
Currently there are no effective antiviral and/or anti-inflammatory therapies. Here we …

Endothelial barrier integrity in COVID-19-dependent hyperinflammation: does the protective facet of platelet function matter?

M Smeda, S Chlopicki - Cardiovascular research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The characteristic feature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) infection (COVID-19 disease) is that its course is asymptomatic or mild in the majority of …

Convalescent COVID-19 patients are susceptible to endothelial dysfunction due to persistent immune activation

FWJ Chioh, SW Fong, BE Young, KX Wu, A Siau… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Numerous reports of vascular events after an initial recovery from COVID-19 form our
impetus to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on vascular health of recovered patients. We …

Does eNOS derived nitric oxide protect the young from severe COVID-19 complications?

SP Guan, RCS Seet, BK Kennedy - Ageing Research Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an imminent threat to humanity, especially to the elderly.
The molecular mechanisms underpinning the age-dependent disparity for disease …

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 …

Cellular and molecular biomarkers of long COVID: a scoping review

E Espín, C Yang, CP Shannon, S Assadian, D He… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Long-COVID (LC) encompasses diverse symptoms lasting months
after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. Symptoms can be debilitating and affect the quality of …

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds and modulates estrogen receptors

O Solis, AR Beccari, D Iaconis, C Talarico… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein binds
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 as its primary infection mechanism. Interactions between …

Severe COVID-19 patients exhibit elevated levels of autoantibodies targeting cardiolipin and platelet glycoprotein with age: a systems biology approach

DLM Fonseca, IS Filgueiras, AHC Marques, E Vojdani… - npj Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Age is a significant risk factor for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity due to
immunosenescence and certain age-dependent medical conditions (eg, obesity …