[HTML][HTML] Why do some reports claim that the number of COVID-19 hospitalized smokers is smaller than expected?

JJ Bevelacqua, SM Masoompour… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Researchers believe that smoking might increase the severity of infections caused by SARS-
CoV-2 by altering the viability and integrity of the BBB, while promoting the expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Low-dose radiation therapy suppresses viral pneumonia by enhancing broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory responses via transforming growth factor-β …

HY Song, F Chen, HR Park, JM Han, HJ Ji… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) can suppress intractable inflammation, such as that in
rheumatoid arthritis, and is used for treating more than 10,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients …

Radiotherapy in covid-19: A review

L Sharma, A Sharma, SK Nandy, AP Kumar… - …, 2021 - opus.lib.uts.edu.au
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global
pandemic on 11th March 2020. The virus-infected patients suffered from a respiratory …

In Regard to Papachristofilou et al

JJ Bevelacqua, JS Welsh… - International Journal of …, 2021 - redjournal.org
To the Editor: This comment is regarding the paper by Papachristofilou et al. 1 To study the
morbidity and mortality of patients with COVID-19 who needed mechanical ventilation, the …

Low-dose radiation therapy: a treatment for pneumonia resulting from COVID-19

H Ghaznavi, F Elahimanesh… - … of Radiotherapy in …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly throughout the
world. Lung is the primary organ which the COVID-19 virus affects and leads to pneumonia …

The Effect of Nutrients Intake with an Emphasis on Immune-Boostings in Patients with COVID-19

A Ghadimi Moghadam, SJ Masoumi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijns.sums.ac.ir
Background: The immune system plays a vital role in preventing and treating viral infections.
One of the most important regulators affecting immune system is nutrition. This study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] The Paradox of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why it is More Unethical Not to Investigate Low Dose Radiotherapy for COVID-19

SA Mortazavi, JJ Bevelacqua, JS Welsh… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An accumulating body of evidence shows that various ethnicities are differentially affected
by SARS-COV-2 infection. Moreover, some evidence shows that due to the vaccine inequity …

[HTML][HTML] Don't worry! The next generation would be more resistant to SARS-CoV-2

JJ Bevelacqua, SMJ Mortazavi - Inflammation Research, 2020 - Springer
This letter addresses our concerns regarding the paper “SARS‑CoV‑2 will continue to
circulate in the human popu‑lation: an opinion from the point of view of the virus‑host …

Radiotherapy in the fight against pneumonia associated with SARS-CoV-2

RG Hertzog, SN Bicheru - International Journal of Radiation …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world. Health professionals and scientists
are working intensely to find therapies against this disease, which still has a very high …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Update: The Golden Time Window for Pharmacological Treatments and Low Dose Radiation Therapy

SMJ Mortazavi, BFBB Zarandi, A Jafarzadeh… - Radiation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Low-dose radiation therapy has been introduced as a novel approach for
COVID-19 patients. The anti-inflammatory properties of low-dose radiation, in contrast with …