Beyond energy balance regulation: The underestimated role of adipose tissues in host defense against pathogens

J Barthelemy, G Bogard, I Wolowczuk - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Although the adipose tissue (AT) is a central metabolic organ in the regulation of whole-
body energy homeostasis, it is also an important endocrine and immunological organ. As an …

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional web-based study

D Almaghaslah, A Alsayari, G Kandasamy… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic requires achieving herd immunity, either by previous
infection or by vaccination. However, concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine are growing …

Recent advances of functional nucleic acid-based sensors for point-of-care detection of SARS-CoV-2

W Zhang, Y He, Z Feng, J Zhang - Microchimica Acta, 2022 - Springer
This review focuses on critical scientific barriers that the field of point-of-care (POC) testing of
SARS-CoV-2 is facing and possible solutions to overcome these barriers using functional …

Gold nanoparticle based plasmonic sensing for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid proteins

K Behrouzi, L Lin - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022 - Elsevier
An inexpensive virus detection scheme with high sensitivity and specificity is desirable for
broad applications such as the COVID-19 virus. In this article, we introduce the localized …

Graphene: a disruptive opportunity for COVID‐19 and future pandemics?

G Reina, D Iglesias, P Samorì, A Bianco - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The graphene revolution, which has taken place during the last 15 years, has represented a
paradigm shift for science. The extraordinary properties possessed by this unique material …

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 and host cell receptor interactions

SP Lim - Antiviral Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the availability of vaccines and therapeutics, continual genetic alterations render the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) a persistent threat …

Post-COVID-19 Parkinsonism and Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis: The Exosomal Cargo Hypothesis

DS Mysiris, GD Vavougios, E Karamichali… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease after
Alzheimer's disease, globally. Dopaminergic neuron degeneration in substantia nigra pars …

A review of different vaccines and strategies to combat COVID-19

S Sabitha, N Shobana, P Prakash, S Padmanaban… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In December 2019, an unknown viral infection emerged and quickly spread worldwide,
resulting in a global pandemic. This novel virus caused severe pneumonia and acute …

Integrated vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions based strategies in Ontario, Canada, as a case study: a mathematical modelling study

M Betti, NL Bragazzi, JM Heffernan… - Journal of The …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recently, two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine products have been
authorized in Canada. It is of crucial importance to model an integrated/combined package …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia may be a determinative factor in COVID-19 progression

P Grieb, M Swiatkiewicz, K Prus, K Rejdak - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The disease which develops following SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, known as COVID-19, in
most affected countries displays mortality from 1.5% to 9.8%. When leukocytosis due to …