Endothelial dysfunction and immunothrombosis as key pathogenic mechanisms in COVID-19

A Bonaventura, A Vecchié, L Dagna… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a clinical syndrome caused by infection
with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Patients with severe …

The COVID-19 puzzle: deciphering pathophysiology and phenotypes of a new disease entity

MF Osuchowski, MS Winkler, T Skirecki… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, with
devastating consequences. While the medical community has gained insight into the …

SARS-CoV-2-specific immune response and the pathogenesis of COVID-19

E Gusev, A Sarapultsev, L Solomatina… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The review aims to consolidate research findings on the molecular mechanisms and
virulence and pathogenicity characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causative …

SARS-CoV-2 N protein promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation to induce hyperinflammation

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 …

COVID-19, myocarditis and pericarditis

DL Fairweather, DJ Beetler, DN Di Florio… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Viral infections are a leading cause of myocarditis and pericarditis worldwide, conditions that
frequently coexist. Myocarditis and pericarditis were some of the early comorbidities …

Effect of canakinumab vs placebo on survival without invasive mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial

R Caricchio, A Abbate, I Gordeev, J Meng, PY Hsue… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Effective treatments for patients with severe COVID-19 are needed. Objective To
evaluate the efficacy of canakinumab, an anti–interleukin-1β antibody, in patients …

Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiovascular diseases

S Toldo, E Mezzaroma, LF Buckley, N Potere… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The NACHT, leucine-rich repeat (LRR), and pyrin domain (PYD)-containing protein 3
(NLRP3) inflammasome is an intracellular sensing protein complex that plays a major role in …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viroporin encoded by ORF3a triggers the NLRP3 inflammatory pathway

H Xu, IA Akinyemi, SA Chitre, JC Loeb, JA Lednicky… - Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
Heightened inflammatory response is a prominent feature of severe COVID-19 disease. We
report that the SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a viroporin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome, the most …

Interleukin-1 and the NLRP3 inflammasome in COVID-19: Pathogenetic and therapeutic implications

N Potere, MG Del Buono, R Caricchio, PC Cremer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
A hyperinflammatory response during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection crucially worsens clinical evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2–associated ssRNAs activate inflammation and immunity via TLR7/8

V Salvi, HO Nguyen, F Sozio, T Schioppa, C Gaudenzi… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The inflammatory and IFN pathways of innate immunity play a key role in the resistance and
pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Innate sensors and SARS-CoV-2 …