COVID-19 mechanisms in the human body—What we know so far

A Kumar, RK Narayan, P Prasoon, C Kumari… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
More than one and a half years have elapsed since the commencement of the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the world is struggling to contain it. Being caused …

Extracellular vesicle-based therapy for COVID-19: Promises, challenges and future prospects

V Karn, S Ahmed, LW Tsai, R Dubey, S Ojha, HN Singh… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious concern and has negatively impacted
public health and the economy. It primarily targets the lungs, causing acute respiratory …

The NSP4 T492I mutation increases SARS-CoV-2 infectivity by altering non-structural protein cleavage

X Lin, Z Sha, J Trimpert, D Kunec, C Jiang, Y Xiong… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
The historically dominant SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and the currently dominant Omicron
variants carry a T492I substitution within the non-structural protein 4 (NSP4). Based on in …

Angiotensin system polymorphisms' in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients: assessment between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients: a pilot study

C Cafiero, F Rosapepe, R Palmirotta, A Re… - Pharmacogenomics …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS), a metabolic cascade
regulating pressure and circulating blood volume, has been considered the main system …

COVID‐19‐induced autoimmune thyroiditis: Exploring molecular mechanisms

B Mohammadi, K Dua, M Saghafi… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) damages multiple
organs, including the thyroid, by direct invasion and cell entry via angiotensin‐converting …

Emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 variants can potentially break set epidemiological barriers in COVID‐19

A Kumar, R Parashar, S Kumar, MA Faiq… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Young age, female sex, absence of comorbidities, and prior infection or vaccination are
known epidemiological barriers for contracting the new infection and/or increased disease …

COVID-19 Biogenesis and Intracellular Transport

AA Mironov, MA Savin, GV Beznoussenko - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The structure of SARS-CoV-2 and
most of its proteins of have been deciphered. SARS-CoV-2 enters cells through the …

Molecular and computational analysis of spike protein of newly emerged omicron variant in comparison to the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Iraq

PMA Rashid, GF Salih - Molecular biology reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
has had a major impact on world health over the last 2 years. The emergence of SARS-CoV …

VF-Pred: Predicting virulence factor using sequence alignment percentage and ensemble learning models

S Singh, NQK Le, C Wang - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces VF-Pred, a novel framework developed for the purpose of detecting
virulence factors (VFs) through the analysis of genomic data. VFs are crucial for pathogens …

High circulating levels of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 predict mortality and disease severity in COVID-19

A Tveita, SL Murphy, JC Holter, AB Kildal… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 …