TLRs: innate immune sentries against SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Mantovani, B Oliviero, S Varchetta, A Renieri… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been responsible for a devastating pandemic since March …

Activation of TLR4 by viral glycoproteins: A double-edged sword?

EA Halajian, EV LeBlanc, K Gee… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recognition of viral infection by pattern recognition receptors is paramount for a successful
immune response to viral infection. However, an unbalanced proinflammatory response can …

Complement factor D targeting protects endotheliopathy in organoid and monkey models of COVID-19

E Kawakami, N Saiki, Y Yoneyama, C Moriya… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
COVID-19 is linked to endotheliopathy and coagulopathy, which can result in multi-organ
failure. The mechanisms causing endothelial damage due to severe acute respiratory …

Inflammatory pathways in COVID‐19: mechanism and therapeutic interventions

Y Jiang, T Zhao, X Zhou, Y Xiang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic has become a global crisis.
In the immunopathogenesis of COVID‐19, SARS‐CoV‐2 infection induces an excessive …

SARS-CoV-2 infects epithelial cells of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier rather than endothelial cells or pericytes of the blood-brain barrier

C Stüdle, H Nishihara, S Wischnewski… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2023 - Springer
Background As a consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection various neurocognitive and
neuropsychiatric symptoms can appear, which may persist for several months post infection …

SARS-CoV-2 induced vascular endothelial dysfunction: direct or indirect effects?

KO Lui, Z Ma, S Dimmeler - Cardiovascular Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Clinical evidence reveals that manifestations of endothelial dysfunction are widely observed
in COVID-19 and long-COVID patients. However, whether these detrimental effects are …

Vascular mechanisms of post-COVID-19 conditions: Rho-kinase is a novel target for therapy

RA Sykes, KB Neves, R Alves-Lopes… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background In post-coronavirus disease-19 (post-COVID-19) conditions (long COVID),
systemic vascular dysfunction is implicated, but the mechanisms are uncertain, and the …

Integrative network pharmacology and in silico analyses identify the anti-omicron SARS-CoV-2 potential of eugenol

Y Liu - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Eugenol as a natural product is the source of isoniazid, and purified eugenol is extensively
used in the cosmetics industry and the productive processes of edible spices. Accumulating …

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling of dexamethasone anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in LPS-challenged rats: a model for cytokine …

A Świerczek, WJ Jusko - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2023 - ASPET
Dexamethasone (DEX) is a potent synthetic glucocorticoid used for the treatment of variety
of inflammatory and immune-mediated disorders. The RECOVERY clinical trial revealed …

SARS-CoV-2 infection activates inflammatory macrophages in vascular immune organoids

CW Chau, A To, RKH Au-Yeung, K Tang, Y Xiang… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 provokes devastating tissue damage by cytokine release syndrome and leads
to multi-organ failure. Modeling the process of immune cell activation and subsequent tissue …