Can SARS-CoV-2 hitchhike on the olfactory projection and take a direct and short route from
the nose into the brain? We reasoned that the neurotropic or neuroinvasive capacity of the …

The airway epithelium, which lines the conducting airways, is central to the defense of the
lungs against inhaled particulate matter and pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that …

Background. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays
performed on respiratory samples collected through nasal swabs still represent the gold …

Background While the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is ongoing, the
Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has …

Objective To develop a new method for reliable and rapid determination of the fitness of
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Methods Competition experiments between two SARS …

Bacteriophage-derived dsRNA, known as Larifan, is a nationally well-known broad-
spectrum antiviral medication. This study aimed to ascertain the antiviral activity of Larifan …

Background Immune responses to infectious disease differ according to disease severity. In
this study, we investigated the overall laboratory profiles, including antibody titers and …