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 …

The molecular virology of coronaviruses

E Hartenian, D Nandakumar, A Lari, M Ly… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Few human pathogens have been the focus of as much concentrated worldwide attention as
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of COVID-19. Its …

Lessons for COVID-19 immunity from other coronavirus infections

A Sariol, S Perlman - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
A key goal to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is developing an effective
vaccine. Development of a vaccine requires knowledge of what constitutes a protective …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a systemic infection

A Synowiec, A Szczepański… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, seven identified coronaviruses (CoVs) have been found to infect humans; of these,
three highly pathogenic variants have emerged in the 21st century. The newest member of …

[HTML][HTML] Chemokines and chemokine receptors during COVID-19 infection

BA Khalil, NM Elemam, AA Maghazachi - Computational and structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemokines are crucial inflammatory mediators needed during an immune response to
clear pathogens. However, their excessive release is the main cause of hyperinflammation …

Coronaviruses pathogenesis, comorbidities and multi-organ damage–A review

K Renu, PL Prasanna, AV Gopalakrishnan - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Human coronaviruses, especially COVID-19, is an emerging pandemic infectious
disease with high morbidity and mortality. Coronaviruses are associated with comorbidities …

Pathogenic human coronavirus infections: causes and consequences of cytokine storm and immunopathology

R Channappanavar, S Perlman - Seminars in immunopathology, 2017 - Springer
Human coronaviruses (hCoVs) can be divided into low pathogenic and highly pathogenic
coronaviruses. The low pathogenic CoVs infect the upper respiratory tract and cause mild …

Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19

MD Johansen, A Irving, X Montagutelli, MD Tate… - Mucosal …, 2020 - nature.com
COVID-19 is causing a major once-in-a-century global pandemic. The scientific and clinical
community is in a race to define and develop effective preventions and treatments. The …

Dysregulated type I interferon and inflammatory monocyte-macrophage responses cause lethal pneumonia in SARS-CoV-infected mice

R Channappanavar, AR Fehr, R Vijay, M Mack… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Highly pathogenic human respiratory coronaviruses cause acute lethal disease
characterized by exuberant inflammatory responses and lung damage. However, the factors …

Heterogeneous expression of the SARS-Coronavirus-2 receptor ACE2 in the human respiratory tract

ME Ortiz, A Thurman, AA Pezzulo, MR Leidinger… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Zoonotically transmitted coronaviruses are responsible for three disease
outbreaks since 2002, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2 …