Signaling pathways and intervention therapies in sepsis

Y Zhang, B Ning - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host
systemic inflammatory and immune response to infection. Over decades, advanced …

Microglia phenotypes in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

MY Wendimu, SB Hooks - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) and plays a
fundamental role in mediating the onset and progression of disease. Microglia, which …

Persistent complement dysregulation with signs of thromboinflammation in active Long Covid

C Cervia-Hasler, SC Brüningk, T Hoch, B Fan, G Muzio… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Long Covid is a debilitating condition of unknown etiology. We performed multimodal
proteomics analyses of blood serum from COVID-19 patients followed up to 12 months after …

[HTML][HTML] The complement system in COVID-19: friend and foe?

A Java, AJ Apicelli, MK Liszewski, A Coler-Reilly… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a global pandemic and a …

Thromboinflammation: challenges of therapeutically targeting coagulation and other host defense mechanisms

SP Jackson, R Darbousset… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Thrombosis with associated inflammation (thromboinflammation) occurs commonly in a
broad range of human disorders. It is well recognized clinically in the context of superficial …

Crosstalk between the renin–angiotensin, complement and kallikrein–kinin systems in inflammation

Z Bekassy, I Lopatko Fagerström, M Bader… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
During severe inflammatory and infectious diseases, various mediators modulate the
equilibrium of vascular tone, inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis. This Review …

Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

L Ma, SK Sahu, M Cano, V Kuppuswamy, J Bajwa… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Complement activation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of severe SARS-CoV-2
infection. However, it remains to be determined whether increased complement activation is …

Context-dependent roles of complement in cancer

LT Roumenina, MV Daugan, F Petitprez… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment (TME) highly influences the growth and spread of tumours,
thus impacting the patient's clinical outcome. In this context, the complement system plays a …

The immune system's role in sepsis progression, resolution, and long‐term outcome

MJ Delano, PA Ward - Immunological reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis occurs when an infection exceeds local tissue containment and induces a series of
dysregulated physiologic responses that result in organ dysfunction. A subset of patients …

Immunotherapeutic implications of IL-6 blockade for cytokine storm

T Tanaka, M Narazaki, T Kishimoto - Immunotherapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
IL-6 contributes to host defense against infections and tissue injuries. However,
exaggerated, excessive synthesis of IL-6 while fighting environmental stress leads to an …