Vasculitis and kidney disease

MK Grewal, MD Adams, RP Valentini - Pediatric Clinics, 2022 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Vasculitis is characterized by an inflammation of the blood vessels of various sizes; it may be
primary or secondary, and the latter is caused by a variety of conditions such as infections …

Ventilatory support and inflammatory peptides in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: A prospective cohort trial

MR Gysan, C Milacek, C Bal, A Zech, J Brugger… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Several studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 can induce a massive release of
cytokines which contributes to disease severity and mortality. Therefore, cytokine levels in …

Aerosol 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation: A strategy to boost anti-tumor innate immune activity

F Bianchi, M Sommariva, V Le Noci, S Camelliti… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1, 25 (OH) 2D3] plays a role in calcium homeostasis
but can also exert immunomodulatory effects. In lungs, characterized by a particular …

COVID-19 induces cytokine storm and dysfunctional hemostasis

J Charles, VA Ploplis - Current Drug Targets, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to COVID-19 which can manifest in various
ways from asymptomatic or mild disease to acute respiratory distress syndrome. The …

Structural properties of immune complexes formed by viral antigens and specific antibodies shape the inflammatory response of macrophages

A Lučiūnaitė, K Mašalaitė, I Plikusiene, V Maciulis… - Cell & Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
Data on the course of viral infections revealed severe inflammation as a consequence of
antiviral immune response. Despite extensive research, there are insufficient data on the …

Case study observational research: inflammatory cytokines in the bronchial epithelial lining fluid of COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

K Sudo, M Kinoshita, K Kawaguchi, K Kushimoto… - Critical Care, 2024 - Springer
Background In this study, the concentrations of inflammatory cytokines were measured in the
bronchial epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and plasma in patients with acute hypoxemic …

Predictors for inpatient mortality during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a retrospective analysis

D Sammartino, F Jafri, B Cook, L La, H Kim… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic overwhelmed healthcare
systems, highlighting the need to better understand predictors of mortality and the impact of …

The insights on why diabetes prevalence may increase amid or post COVID-19 pandemic

N Sibiya, N Mzimela, B Mbatha… - Current Diabetes …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Diabetes mellitus and prediabetes have been shown to be associated with
high rates of developing severe COVID 19 complications resulting in morbidity and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with serious mental illness and possible benefits of prophylaxis with Memantine and Amantadine

I Marinescu, D Marinescu, L Mogoantă… - Romanian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with serious mental illness are a high-risk category of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Patients with schizophrenia are not …

Nutrition agenda during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic

M Lee - Journal of Nutrition and Health, 2021 - koreascience.kr
This review describes the risk factors of the nutrition crisis in coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) infections and suggests precision nutrition against long-term psychological and …