Immunosenescence and inflammaging in the aging process: age-related diseases or longevity?

A Santoro, E Bientinesi, D Monti - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
During aging the immune system (IS) undergoes remarkable changes that collectively are
known as immunosenescence. It is a multifactorial and dynamic phenomenon that affects …

Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis

AG Harrison, T Lin, P Wang - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) marks
the third highly pathogenic coronavirus to spill over into the human population. SARS-CoV-2 …

Immunosenescence, aging and successful aging

Y Wang, C Dong, Y Han, Z Gu, C Sun - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging induces a series of immune related changes, which is called immunosenescence,
playing important roles in many age-related diseases, especially neurodegenerative …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

A single-cell RNA expression map of human coronavirus entry factors

M Singh, V Bansal, C Feschotte - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
To predict the tropism of human coronaviruses, we profile 28 SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus-
associated receptors and factors (SCARFs) using single-cell transcriptomics across various …

Pharmacological disruption of mSWI/SNF complex activity restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Wei, A Patil, CK Collings, MM Alfajaro, Y Liang… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Identification of host determinants of coronavirus infection informs mechanisms of viral
pathogenesis and can provide new drug targets. Here we demonstrate that mammalian …

Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of primate cardiopulmonary aging

S Ma, S Sun, J Li, Y Fan, J Qu, L Sun, S Wang, Y Zhang… - Cell research, 2021 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for many diseases, especially in highly prevalent
cardiopulmonary comorbidities and infectious diseases including Coronavirus Disease …

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers paracrine senescence and leads to a sustained senescence-associated inflammatory response

S Tsuji, S Minami, R Hashimoto, Y Konishi, T Suzuki… - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Reports of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, in which the inflammatory response persists
even after SARS-CoV-2 has disappeared, are increasing, but the underlying mechanisms of …

SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RNAs: characterization, utility, and perspectives

S Long - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent at the root of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, harbors a
large RNA genome from which a tiered ensemble of subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs) is …

Pericytes: The lung-forgotten cell type

AT Garrison, RE Bignold, X Wu, JR Johnson - Frontiers in physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pericytes are a heterogeneous population of mesenchymal cells located on the abluminal
surface of microvessels, where they provide structural and biochemical support. Pericytes …