Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with high numbers of alveolar mast cells and their degranulation

O Krysko, JH Bourne, E Kondakova… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The systemic inflammatory response post-SARS-CoV-2 infection increases pro-
inflammatory cytokine production, multi-organ damage, and mortality rates. Mast cells (MC) …

Signatures of mast cell activation are associated with severe COVID-19

J Tan, DE Anderson, APS Rathore, A O'Neill, CK Mantri… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Lung inflammation is a hallmark of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in severely ill
patients and the pathophysiology of disease is thought to be immune-mediated. Mast cells …

Mast cell activation in lungs during SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with lung pathology and severe COVID-19

JYJ Tan, DE Anderson, APS Rathore… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lung inflammation is a hallmark of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients who
are severely ill, and the pathophysiology of disease is thought to be immune mediated. Mast …

Severe COVID-19 is marked by dysregulated serum levels of carboxypeptidase A3 and serotonin

R Soria-Castro, YG Meneses-Preza… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The immune response plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection
ranging from protection to tissue damage and all occur in the development of acute …

Role of mast cells in the pathogenesis of severe lung damage in COVID-19 patients

AV Budnevsky, SN Avdeev, D Kosanovic… - Respiratory …, 2022 - Springer
Background There is still insufficient knowledge with regard to the potential involvement of
mast cells (MCs) and their mediators in the pathology of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Mast cell activation symptoms are prevalent in Long-COVID

LB Weinstock, JB Brook, AS Walters, A Goris… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Hyper-inflammation caused by COVID-19 may be mediated by mast cell
activation (MCA) which has also been hypothesized to cause Long-COVID (LC) symptoms …

SARS-CoV-2-triggered mast cell rapid degranulation induces alveolar epithelial inflammation and lung injury

ML Wu, FL Liu, J Sun, X Li, XY He, HY Zheng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced hyper-inflammation links to the acute lung injury
and COVID-19 severity. Identifying the primary mediators that initiate the uncontrolled …

[HTML][HTML] Mast cells in lung damage of COVID‐19 autopsies: A descriptive study

T Schaller, B Märkl, R Claus, L Sholl, JL Hornick… - Allergy, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor, Fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) features inflammatory changes
affecting the whole lung with profound parenchymal destruction. Severe acute respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 hyperinflammation and post-Covid-19 illness may be rooted in mast cell activation syndrome

LB Afrin, LB Weinstock, GJ Molderings - International journal of infectious …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives One-fifth of Covid-19 patients suffer a severe course of Covid-19
infection; however, the specific causes remain unclear. Mast cells (MCs) are activated by …

Mast cell and eosinophil activation are associated with COVID-19 and TLR-mediated viral inflammation: implications for an anti-Siglec-8 antibody

S Gebremeskel, J Schanin, KM Coyle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection represents a
global health crisis. Immune cell activation via pattern recognition receptors has been …