In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation of the Molecular Mimicry of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein by Common Short Constituent Sequences (cSCSs) in the Human Proteome …

Y Mizuno, W Nakasone, M Nakamura, JM Otaki - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spike protein sequences in SARS-CoV-2 have been employed for vaccine epitopes, but
many short constituent sequences (SCSs) in the spike protein are present in the human …

Evaluation of Female Infertility and Viral Diseases: A Systematic Review of Coronaviruses

M Javadzadeh, FR Moghadam, E Erfanifar… - Sexuality and …, 2024 - Springer
Female infertility is a major public health concern, and viral infections have been suggested
as a potential cause. The recent emergence of coronaviruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, has …

Molecular and immunological evidence for SARS-CoV-2 being the autoimmune virus

A Vojdani, A Rosenberg, E Vojdani… - Autoimmunity, COVID-19 …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cumulative evidence indicates that SARS-CoV-2 can induce hyper-stimulation of the
immune system, leading to the synthesis of multiple autoantibodies. That is why the virus …

Autophagy-mediated immune system regulation in reproductive system and pregnancy-associated complications

E Komijani, F Parhizkar… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autophagy lysosomal degradation is the main cell mechanism in cellular, tissue and
organismal homeostasis and is controlled by autophagy-related genes (ATG). Autophagy …

SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination is Not Associated With Involuntary Childlessness in Female Healthcare Workers: A Multicenter Cohort Study

T Dörr, S Güsewell, A Cusini, A Brucher… - Influenza and other …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is debate about the causes of the recent birth rate decline in high‐income
countries worldwide. During the pandemic, concern about the effects on reproductive health …

Lowered female fertility associated with human papilloma virus vaccines

G DeLong - International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and …, 2021 - ijvtpr.com
The falling birth rate in the United States may be owed to multiple factors, the human
papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines being among them. Here I examine again the hypothesis …

COVID-19 and Autoimmunity

PS Giri, SD Jadeja, Y Shoenfeld… - Role of Microorganisms in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the continuously evolving novel
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been a global …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mimicry and COVID-19: Potential implications for global fertility

CC Deocaris, MV Alinsug - Molecular Biology Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been a concerning increase in the incidence of autoimmune diseases following
SARS-CoV-2 infection, with molecular mimicry proposed as a potential mechanism. Our …

Editorial for “Post COVID-19 Syndrome in Patients with Asymptomatic/Mild Form”

A Dotan, Y Shoenfeld - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first reported in
December 2019, has infected numerous subjects worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that …

Molecular mimicry and SARS-CoV-2

EI Rigopoulou, A Dotan, G Efthymiou… - … , COVID-19, Post …, 2023 - Elsevier
This chapter discusses the role of molecular mimicry and immunological cross-reactivity
involving SARS-CoV-2 and autoimmunity. There are numerous immune-mediated …