Possible pathogenesis and prevention of long COVID: SARS-CoV-2-induced mitochondrial disorder

TH Chen, CJ Chang, PH Hung - International journal of molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may
experience chronic fatigue when exercising, despite no obvious heart or lung abnormalities …

Considerations for novel COVID-19 mucosal vaccine development

W Alturaiki - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mucosal surfaces are the first contact sites of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Most SARS-CoV-2 vaccines induce specific IgG responses …

Association between the expression of toll-like receptors, cytokines, and homeostatic chemokines in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity

W Alturaiki, H Alkadi, S Alamri, ME Awadalla, A Alfaez… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The recent identification of the involvement of the immune system response in the severity
and mortality of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection highlights …

Immune signature of covid-19: In-depth reasons and consequences of the cytokine storm

P Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, A Majchrzak… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the beginning of the third year of the fight against COVID-19, the virus remains at least still
one step ahead in the pandemic “war”. The key reasons are evolving lineages and …

Characterization and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in overweight and obese patients: A dynamic comparison of COVID-19 pandemic waves

RM Fericean, C Citu, D Manolescu, O Rosca… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are few data on the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 viral manifestations in obese and
overweight persons during each of the five waves that occurred in Romania during the last …

Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Specific IgG Antibody Responses Following Two Doses of Match and Mixed COVID-19 Vaccines Regimens in Saudi Population

A Mubarak, S Almutairi, AD Al-Dhabbah… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to threaten the human population with
millions of infections and deaths worldwide. Vaccination campaigns undertaken by several …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cross-reactive immunity to emerging coronaviruses: Implications for novel universal mucosal vaccine design

W Alturaiki - Saudi Medical Journal, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Host immune response to coronaviruses and the role of cross-reactivity immunity among
different coronaviruses are crucial for understanding and combating the continuing COVID …

RNA structure-altering mutations underlying positive selection on Spike protein reveal novel putative signatures to trace crossing host-species barriers in …

AF Rojas-Cruz, JC Gallego-Gómez… - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Similar to other RNA viruses, the emergence of Betacoronavirus relies on cross-species viral
transmission, which requires careful health surveillance monitoring of protein-coding …

ORF8/ORF8a: a difference between SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV

M Zandi - European Respiratory Journal, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Recently in an editorial published as an “early view” paper in the European Respiratory
Journal, Hartsell et al.[1] reported that ORF8a has a role in SARS-CoV-2 infection. In figure …

Sexual exposure to HIV infection during the covid-19 pandemic in men who have sex with men (MSM): A multicentric study

AFL de Sousa, SVMA Lima, JV Rocha… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The practice of sex with casual partners without the use of adequate prevention in the period
of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic among men who have sex with men …