Platelet in thrombo-inflammation: Unraveling new therapeutic targets

S Sharma, T Tyagi, S Antoniak - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the broad range of human diseases, thrombo-inflammation appears as a clinical
manifestation. Clinically, it is well characterized in context of superficial thrombophlebitis that …

Gut microbiota from patients with COVID-19 cause alterations in mice that resemble post-COVID symptoms

V Mendes de Almeida, DF Engel, MF Ricci, CS Cruz… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 are frequent and of major concern.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection affects the host …

Preclinical development of kinetin as a safe error-prone SARS-CoV-2 antiviral able to attenuate virus-induced inflammation

TML Souza, VD Pinho, CF Setim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Orally available antivirals against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) are necessary because of the continuous circulation of new variants that challenge …

Neuraminidase is a host‐directed approach to regulate neutrophil responses in sepsis and COVID‐19

R de Oliveira Formiga, FC Amaral… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Neutrophil overstimulation plays a crucial role in tissue
damage during severe infections. Because pathogen‐derived neuraminidase (NEU) …

The glycosaminoglycan-binding chemokine fragment CXCL9 (74–103) reduces inflammation and tissue damage in mouse models of coronavirus infection

VLS Oliveira, CM Queiroz-Junior… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Pulmonary diseases represent a significant burden to patients and the
healthcare system and are one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Particularly, the …

PHEV infection: A promising model of betacoronavirus-associated neurological and olfactory dysfunction

J Shi, Z Li, J Zhang, R Xu, Y Lan, J Guan, R Gao… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV) is a highly neurotropic
coronavirus belonging to the genus Betacoronavirus. Similar to pathogenic coronaviruses to …

Design and synthesis of APN and 3CLpro dual‐target inhibitors based on STSBPT with anticoronavirus activity

Y Zheng, J Feng, Y Song, Y Yu, M Ling… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coronaviruses (CoVs) have continuously posed a threat to human and animal health.
However, existing antiviral drugs are still insufficient in overcoming the challenges caused …

TNF/iNOS/NO pathway mediates host susceptibility to endothelial-dependent circulatory failure and death induced by betacoronavirus infection

I Vieira-Alves, ARP Alves, NMV Souza, TL Melo… - Clinical …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Poor disease outcomes and lethality are directly related to endothelial dysfunction in
betacoronavirus infections. Here, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the vascular …

Acute coronavirus infection triggers a TNF-dependent osteoporotic phenotype in mice

CM Queiroz-Junior, ACPM Santos, MR Gonçalves… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Millions of people died during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the vast majority of infected
individuals survived. Now, some consequences of the disease, known as long COVID, are …

Uptake of Plasmodium chabaudi hemozoin drives Kupffer cell death and fuels superinfections

IC Hirako, MM Antunes, RM Rezende… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Kupffer cells (KCs) are self-maintained tissue-resident macrophages that line liver sinusoids
and play an important role on host defense. It has been demonstrated that upon infection or …