ACE2-independent alternative receptors for SARS-CoV-2

S Lim, M Zhang, TL Chang - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly contagious and remains a major public …

Long COVID and hypertension-related disorders: a report from the Japanese Society of Hypertension Project Team on COVID-19

C Matsumoto, S Shibata, T Kishi, S Morimoto… - Hypertension …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstracts The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects infected patients even after the
acute phase and impairs their health and quality of life by causing a wide variety of …

Blood–brain barrier disruption and sustained systemic inflammation in individuals with long COVID-associated cognitive impairment

C Greene, R Connolly, D Brennan, A Laffan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Vascular disruption has been implicated in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pathogenesis and may predispose to the neurological sequelae associated with long …

Tissue factor in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy

S Subramaniam, H Kothari, M Bosmann - Thrombosis Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Evidence of micro-and macro-thrombi in the arteries and veins of critically ill COVID-19
patients and in autopsies highlight the occurrence of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy …

Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation

H Nguyen, HL Nguyen, PD Lan, NQ Thai… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of
the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic announced by WHO in March 2020. Through …

Vimentin: from a cytoskeletal protein to a critical modulator of immune response and a target for infection

J Arrindell, B Desnues - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein that plays a role in cell processes, including cell
migration, cell shape and plasticity, or organelle anchorage. However, studies from over the …

Targeting vimentin: A multifaceted approach to combatting cancer metastasis and drug resistance

A Tabatabaee, B Nafari, A Farhang, A Hariri… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review explores vimentin as a pivotal therapeutic target in cancer
treatment, with a primary focus on mitigating metastasis and overcoming drug resistance …

Physicochemical nature of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding to human vimentin

P Deptuła, K Fiedoruk, M Wasilewska… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vimentin, a protein that builds part of the cytoskeleton and is involved in many aspects of
cellular function, was recently identified as a cell surface attachment site for the severe acute …

Vimentin takes a hike–Emerging roles of extracellular vimentin in cancer and wound healing

S Parvanian, LS Coelho-Rato, AE Patteson… - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vimentin is a cytoskeletal protein important for many cellular processes, including
proliferation, migration, invasion, stress resistance, signaling, and many more. The vimentin …

SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants: unmasking structure, function, infection, and immune escape mechanisms

J Li, H Jia, M Tian, N Wu, X Yang, J Qi… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As of April 1, 2022, over 468 million COVID-19 cases and over 6 million deaths have been
confirmed globally. Unlike the common coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 has highly contagious …