Dysregulation of host cell calcium signaling during viral infections: Emerging paradigm with high clinical relevance

S Saurav, J Tanwar, K Ahuja, RK Motiani - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Viral infections are one of the leading causes of human illness. Viruses take over host cell
signaling cascades for their replication and infection. Calcium (Ca 2+) is a versatile and …

Lysosomal stress response (LSR): physiological importance and pathological relevance

KL Lakpa, N Khan, Z Afghah, X Chen… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2021 - Springer
Extensive work has characterized endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondrial stress
responses. In contrast, very little has been published about stress responses in lysosomes; …

Role of endolysosomes in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection and coronavirus disease 2019 pathogenesis: implications for potential …

N Khan, X Chen, JD Geiger - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an enveloped, single-
stranded RNA virus. Humans infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop a disease known as …

Overcoming chemoresistance: Altering pH of cellular compartments by chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine

PW Halcrow, JD Geiger, X Chen - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Resistance to the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapeutic agents (chemoresistance) is a
major issue for people living with cancer and their providers. A diverse set of cellular and …

Ion channels as therapeutic targets for viral infections: further discoveries and future perspectives

FW Charlton, HM Pearson, S Hover, JD Lippiat… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ion channels play key roles in almost all facets of cellular physiology and have emerged as
key host cell factors for a multitude of viral infections. A catalogue of ion channel-blocking …

[HTML][HTML] Two‐pore channels regulate Tat endolysosome escape and Tat‐mediated HIV‐1 LTR transactivation

N Khan, PW Halcrow, KL Lakpa, Z Afghah… - The FASEB …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HIV‐1 Tat is essential for HIV‐1 replication and appears to play an important role in the
pathogenesis of HIV‐associated neurological complications. Secreted from infected or …

[HTML][HTML] Janus sword actions of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19

X Chen, JD Geiger - Cellular signalling, 2020 - Elsevier
Chloroquine (CQ) and its analogue hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been thrust into our
everyday vernacular because some believe, based on very limited basic and clinical data …

[HTML][HTML] Possible protective role of 17β-estradiol against COVID-19

N Khan - Journal of allergy and infectious diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); a worldwide pandemic as declared by the World …

[HTML][HTML] Possible therapeutic use of natural compounds against COVID-19

N Khan, X Chen, JD Geiger - Journal of cellular signaling, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to
coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19); a pandemic disease that has resulted in devastating …

The role of lysosomal ion channels in lysosome dysfunction

RL Kendall, A Holian - Inhalation Toxicology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Lysosomes offer a unique arrangement of degradative, exocytic, and signaling capabilities
that make their continued function critical to cellular homeostasis. Lysosomes owe their …