Role of CCL2/CCR2 axis in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and possible Treatments: All options on the Table

M Ranjbar, A Rahimi, Z Baghernejadan… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is cause of the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In the last two years, SARS-CoV-2 has infected millions of …

Upregulation of CCR4 in activated CD8+ T cells indicates enhanced lung homing in patients with severe acute SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

S Spoerl, AN Kremer, M Aigner… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 is a life‐threatening disease leading to bilateral pneumonia and respiratory
failure. The underlying reasons why a smaller percentage of patients present with severe …

Cytokines and chemokines in SARS-CoV-2 infections—therapeutic strategies targeting cytokine storm

A Pum, M Ennemoser, T Adage, AJ Kungl - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recently identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
virus, the cause of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the associated ongoing pandemic …

The cytokine storm in COVID-19: An overview of the involvement of the chemokine/chemokine-receptor system

F Coperchini, L Chiovato, L Croce, F Magri… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2020 - Elsevier
In 2019–2020 a new coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the causative agent
of a several acute respiratory infection named COVID-19, which is causing a worldwide …

Chemokine regulation during epidemic coronavirus infection

S Majumdar, PM Murphy - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus-2) is the third coronavirus to
emerge as a cause of severe and frequently fatal pneumonia epidemics in humans, joining …

High circulating levels of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 predict mortality and disease severity in COVID-19

A Tveita, SL Murphy, JC Holter, AB Kildal… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 …

[HTML][HTML] Chemokines and chemokine receptors during COVID-19 infection

BA Khalil, NM Elemam, AA Maghazachi - Computational and structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemokines are crucial inflammatory mediators needed during an immune response to
clear pathogens. However, their excessive release is the main cause of hyperinflammation …

Higher expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 in mild COVID-19 patients might be correlated with inhibition of Type I IFN signaling

X Xi, Y Guo, M Zhu, Y Wei, G Li, B Du, Y Wang - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Chemokine levels in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
have been shown to be markedly elevated. But the role of chemokines in mild COVID-19 …

CXCL8, CCL2, and CMV seropositivity as new prognostic factors for a severe COVID-19 course

E Pius-Sadowska, A Niedźwiedź, P Kulig… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The exact pathophysiology of severe COVID-19 is not entirely elucidated, but it has been
established that hyperinflammatory responses and cytokine storms play important roles. The …

Variant-genetic and transcript-expression analysis showed a role for the chemokine-receptor CCR5 in COVID-19 severity

E Cuesta-Llavona, J Gómez, GM Albaiceta… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The chemokine receptor CCR5 has been implicated in COVID-19. CCR5 and its ligands are
overexpressed in patients. The pharmacological targeting of CCR5 would improve the …