NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical immune component that plays a crucial role in mounting innate immune responses. The deleterious effects of inflammasome activation have been …
A Shah - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Novel coronaviruses (nCoVs) encode ion-channel proteins called viroporins such as protein E, open reading frame 3a (ORF3a) and ORF8a. These viroporins, via mechanisms such as …
TS Rodrigues, KSG de Sá, AY Ishimoto… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Severe cases of COVID-19 are characterized by a strong inflammatory process that may ultimately lead to organ failure and patient death. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a molecular …
Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection causes systemic inflammation, cytokine storm, and hypercytokinemia due to activation of the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have …
P Pan, M Shen, Z Yu, W Ge, K Chen, M Tian… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Excessive inflammatory responses induced upon SARS-CoV-2 infection are associated with severe symptoms of COVID-19. Inflammasomes activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 …
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a member of the genus Betacoronavirus within the family Coronaviridae. It is an enveloped single-stranded positive …
DF Van den Berg, AA Te Velde - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 might directly activate NLRP3 inflammasome resulting in an endogenous adjuvant activity necessary to mount a proper adaptive immune response against the virus …
M Yalcinkaya, W Liu, MN Islam, AG Kotini… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Despite the initial success of some drugs and vaccines targeting COVID-19, understanding the mechanism underlying SARS-CoV-2 disease pathogenesis remains crucial for the …