[HTML][HTML] Long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): an overview of biological factors that may contribute to persistent symptoms

AD Proal, MB VanElzakker - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused
a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Across the globe, a subset of patients …

Cytokine storm and COVID-19: a chronicle of pro-inflammatory cytokines

A Fara, Z Mitrev, RA Rosalia, BM Assas - Open biology, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has swept the world, unlike any other pandemic in
the last 50 years. Our understanding of the disease has evolved rapidly since the outbreak; …

[HTML][HTML] Azvudine is a thymus-homing anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug effective in treating COVID-19 patients

JL Zhang, YH Li, LL Wang, HQ Liu, SY Lu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Azvudine (FNC) is a nucleoside analog that inhibits HIV-1 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
(RdRp). Recently, we discovered FNC an agent against SARS-CoV-2, and have taken it into …

[HTML][HTML] Propolis and its potential against SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and COVID-19 disease: Running title: Propolis against SARS-CoV-2 infection and …

AA Berretta, MAD Silveira, JMC Capcha… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Propolis, a resinous material produced by honey bees from plant exudates, has long been
used in traditional herbal medicine and is widely consumed as a health aid and immune …

The role of host genetics in the immune response to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 susceptibility and severity

IG Ovsyannikova, IH Haralambieva… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a review of studies evaluating the role of host (and viral) genetics
(including variation in HLA genes) in the immune response to coronaviruses, as well as the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections

RJ Hsu, WC Yu, GR Peng, CH Ye, SY Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in countless
infections and caused millions of deaths since its emergence in 2019. Coronavirus disease …

[HTML][HTML] No evidence for basigin/CD147 as a direct SARS-CoV-2 spike binding receptor

J Shilts, TWM Crozier, EJD Greenwood, PJ Lehner… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is known to enable viral invasion into human cells through
direct binding to host receptors including ACE2. An alternate entry receptor for the virus was …

Immunological co-ordination between gut and lungs in SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Ahlawat, KK Sharma - Virus research, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has evolved into a major
pandemic called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has created unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-8 as a biomarker for disease prognosis of coronavirus disease-2019 patients

L Li, J Li, M Gao, H Fan, Y Wang, X Xu, C Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The widespread prevalence of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by
severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, has resulted in a severe …

[HTML][HTML] On inflammatory hypothesis of depression: what is the role of IL-6 in the middle of the chaos?

E Roohi, N Jaafari, F Hashemian - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are reported to have higher levels of
multiple inflammatory cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6). Recent studies both pre …