Beyond neutralization: Fc-dependent antibody effector functions in SARS-CoV-2 infection

A Zhang, HD Stacey, MR D'Agostino, Y Tugg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Neutralizing antibodies are known to have a crucial role in protecting against SARS-CoV-2
infection and have been suggested to be a useful correlate of protection for vaccine clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet in thrombo-inflammation: unraveling new therapeutic targets

S Sharma, T Tyagi, S Antoniak - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the broad range of human diseases, thrombo-inflammation appears as a clinical
manifestation. Clinically, it is well characterized in context of superficial thrombophlebitis that …

[HTML][HTML] Complement activation in COVID-19 and targeted therapeutic options: a scoping review

EHT Lim, RBE van Amstel, VV de Boer, LA van Vught… - Blood Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that activation of the complement system plays a key role in
the pathogenesis and disease severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We used a …

Severe COVID-19 patients display hyper-activated NK cells and NK cell-platelet aggregates

B Malengier-Devlies, J Filtjens, K Ahmadzadeh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is characterised by a broad spectrum of clinical and pathological features. Natural
killer (NK) cells play an important role in innate immune responses to viral infections. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Sepsis–it is all about the platelets

D Cox - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is accompanied by thrombocytopenia and the severity of the thrombocytopenia is
associated with mortality. This thrombocytopenia is characteristic of disseminated …

[HTML][HTML] Platelets in viral infections–brave soldiers or Trojan horses

WC Schrottmaier, A Schmuckenschlager… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Viral infections are often associated with platelet activation and haemostatic complications.
In line, low platelet counts represent a hallmark for poor prognosis in many infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Complement and COVID-19: Three years on, what we know, what we don't know, and what we ought to know

WM Zelek, RA Harrison - Immunobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus was identified in
China in 2019 as the causative agent of COVID-19, and quickly spread throughout the …

Antibodies against platelet factor 4 and the risk of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in patients with vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

A Huynh, DM Arnold, N Ivetic, R Clare… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare
complication of adenoviral vector–based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. This syndrome is …

Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibition restores myeloid homeostasis in COVID-19

G Wigerblad, SA Warner, MJ Ramos-Benitez… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) is a previously unidentified therapeutic target that inhibits
neutrophil and macrophage activation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Foudroyant cerebral venous (sinus) thrombosis triggered through CLEC-2 and GPIIb/IIIa dependent platelet activation

D Stegner, V Göb, V Krenzlin, S Beck… - Nature Cardiovascular …, 2022 - nature.com
Cerebral venous (sinus) thrombosis (CVT) is an unusual manifestation of venous thrombosis
causing severe neurological impairment and seizures,. Molecular mechanisms underlying …