The emergence and epidemic characteristics of the highly mutated SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant

D Tian, Y Sun, H Xu, Q Ye - Journal of medical virology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Omicron
variant (B. 1.1. 529) was first identified in Botswana in November 2021. It was first reported …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro): Structure, function, and emerging therapies for COVID‐19

Q Hu, Y Xiong, GH Zhu, YN Zhang, YW Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main proteases (Mpro), also termed 3‐chymotrypsin‐like proteases (3CLpro), are a
class of highly conserved cysteine hydrolases in β‐coronaviruses. Increasing evidence has …

[HTML][HTML] A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

JV Lazarus, D Romero, CJ Kopka, SA Karim… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Despite notable scientific and medical advances, broader political, socioeconomic and
behavioural factors continue to undercut the response to the COVID-19 pandemic 1, 2. Here …

The outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron lineages, immune escape, and vaccine effectivity

Y Zhou, H Zhi, Y Teng - Journal of medical virology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As of November 2021, several SARS‐CoV‐2 variants appeared and became dominant
epidemic strains in many countries, including five variants of concern (VOCs) Alpha, Beta …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in point of care testing for COVID-19 detection

RS Fernandes, J de Oliveira Silva, KB Gomes… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organizations declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic was a
milestone for the scientific community. The high transmission rate and the huge number of …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and appropriate countermeasures

W Shao, W Zhang, X Fang, D Yu, X Wang - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant was first reported in South Africa and rapidly
spread worldwide in early November 2021. This caused panic in various countries, so it is …

The Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2: what we know so far

VP Chavda, R Bezbaruah, K Deka, L Nongrang… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world has not yet completely overcome the fear of the havoc brought by SARS-CoV-2.
The virus has undergone several mutations since its initial appearance in China in …

Updated vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 variants including Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) and prevents transmission in hamsters

S Sharma, T Vercruysse, L Sanchez-Felipe… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Current COVID-19 vaccines are based on prototypic spike sequences from ancestral 2019
SARS-CoV-2 strains. However, the ongoing pandemic is fueled by variants of concern …

The epidemiological features of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA. 5 and its evasion of the neutralizing activity of vaccination and prior infection

D Tian, W Nie, Y Sun, Q Ye - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
From December 2021 to May 2022, the Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 subvariants successively
became the most dominant strains in many countries around the world. Subsequently …

The role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in COVID-19 pathogenesis and therapy

G Wang, B Xiao, J Deng, L Gong, Y Li, J Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a new public health crisis threatening
the world. Dysregulated immune responses are the most striking pathophysiological …