With the increasing prevalence of obesity, there is a growing awareness of its impact on
infectious diseases. In past epidemics of influenza A and Middle East respiratory syndrome …

The disease severity of COVID-19, especially in the elderly and patients with co-morbidities,
is characterized by hypercytokinemia, an exaggerated immune response associated with an …

In this study, the therapeutic efficacy of quercetin in combination with remdesivir and
favipiravir, were evaluated in severe hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Our main objective …

Background Immunosuppressive and anti-cytokine treatment may have a protective effect for
patients with COVID-19. Understanding the immune cell states shared between COVID-19 …

Type I interferons (IFN-I) were first discovered over 60 years ago in a classical experiment by
Isaacs and Lindenman, who showed that IFN-Is possess antiviral activity. Later, it became …

Pharmaceuticals | Free Full-Text | Protective Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on COVID-19-Related
Intensive Care Hospitalization and Mortality: Definitive Evidence from Meta-Analysis and …

SARS-CoV-2 is continually evolving, with more contagious mutations spreading rapidly.
Using in vitro evolution to affinity maturate the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a major alteration in the medical literature including
the sepsis discussion. From the outset of the pandemic, various reports have indicated that …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019–2020, Cytokine & Growth Factor
Reviews has published several Special Issues focused on the biology, pathogenesis and …

Due to its high degree of contagiousness and like almost no other virus, SARS-CoV-2 has
put the health of the world population on alert. COVID-19 can provoke an acute inflammatory …