SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spike protein-induced apoptosis, inflammatory, and oxidative stress responses in THP-1-like-macrophages: potential role of angiotensin …

T Barhoumi, B Alghanem, H Shaibah… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A purified spike (S) glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus was used to study its effects on THP-1 macrophages, peripheral …

[PDF][PDF] SARS-CoV-2 spike protein S1 subunit induces pro-inflammatory responses via toll-like receptor 4 signaling in murine and human macrophages

K Shirato, T Kizaki - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has now spread globally. Some …

Induction of exaggerated cytokine production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells by a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein S1 and its inhibition by …

OA Olajide, VU Iwuanyanwu, I Lepiarz-Raba… - Inflammation, 2021 - Springer
An understanding of the pathological inflammatory mechanisms involved in SARS-CoV-2
virus infection is necessary in order to discover new molecular pharmacological targets for …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein promotes IL-6 trans-signaling by activation of angiotensin II receptor signaling in epithelial cells

T Patra, K Meyer, L Geerling, TS Isbell, DF Hoft… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Cytokine storm is suggested as one of the major pathological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2
infection, although the mechanism for initiation of a hyper-inflammatory response, and multi …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces inflammation via TLR2-dependent activation of the NF-κB pathway

S Khan, MS Shafiei, C Longoria, JW Schoggins… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is associated with a hyperinflammatory response; however,
the precise mechanism of SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammation is poorly understood. Here …

Cytokine signature induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a mouse model

T Gu, S Zhao, G Jin, M Song, Y Zhi, R Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although COVID-19 has become a major challenge to global health, there are currently no
efficacious agents for effective treatment. Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) can lead to acute …

[HTML][HTML] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) membrane (M) and spike (S) proteins antagonize host type I interferon response

Q Zhang, Z Chen, C Huang, J Sun, M Xue… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide and has infected more than 250 million …

An evidence that SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 spike protein (SP) damages hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the mechanism of pyroptosis in Nlrp3 inflammasome …

M Kucia, J Ratajczak, K Bujko, M Adamiak… - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
Mounting evidence accumulates that hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and
endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are damaged during severe SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 …

The SARS-CoV-2 S1 spike protein promotes MAPK and NF-kB activation in human lung cells and inflammatory cytokine production in human lung and intestinal …

CB Forsyth, L Zhang, A Bhushan, B Swanson, L Zhang… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in January 2020 in Wuhan,
China, with a new coronavirus designated SARS-CoV-2. The principal cause of death from …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 modulates inflammatory responses of alveolar epithelial type II cells via PI3K/AKT pathway

AA Al-Qahtani, I Pantazi, FS Alhamlan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background SARS-CoV-2 infects through the respiratory route and triggers inflammatory
response by affecting multiple cell types including type II alveolar epithelial cells. SARS-CoV …