COVID‐19 is a real headache!

H Bolay, A Gül, B Baykan - … : The Journal of Head and Face …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
After the emergence of a novel coronavirus named SARS‐CoV‐2, coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19) was initially characterized by fever, sore throat, cough, and dyspnea, mainly …

The impact of excessive salt intake on human health

RW Hunter, N Dhaun, MA Bailey - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022 - nature.com
Intake of salt is a biological imperative, inextricably woven into physiological systems,
human societies and global culture. However, excessive salt intake is associated with high …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperactivation of P2X7 receptors as a culprit of COVID-19 neuropathology

DE Ribeiro, A Oliveira-Giacomelli, T Glaser… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Scientists and health professionals are exhaustively trying to contain the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by elucidating viral invasion mechanisms, possible …

[HTML][HTML] The pathophysiology of long COVID throughout the renin-angiotensin system

S Khazaal, J Harb, M Rima, C Annweiler, Y Wu, Z Cao… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 has expanded across the world since its discovery in Wuhan (China) and has
had a significant impact on people's lives and health. Long COVID is a term coined by the …

The neuropeptide landscape of human prefrontal cortex

W Zhong, S Barde, N Mitsios, C Adori… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Human prefrontal cortex (hPFC) is a complex brain region involved in cognitive and
emotional processes and several psychiatric disorders. Here, we present an overview of the …

Neurodegenerative disease: roles for sex, hormones, and oxidative stress

N Sumien, JT Cunningham, DL Davis… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neurodegenerative diseases cause severe impairments in cognitive and motor function.
With an increasing aging population and the onset of these diseases between 50 and 70 …

COVID‐19 and human spermatozoa—Potential risks for infertility and sexual transmission?

RJ Aitken - Andrology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As COVID‐19 infections wreak havoc across the globe, attention has rightly been focused
on the vital organ systems (lung, kidney and heart) that are vulnerable to viral attack and …

[HTML][HTML] Brain renin–angiotensin system at the intersect of physical and cognitive frailty

C Cosarderelioglu, LS Nidadavolu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) was initially considered to be part of the endocrine
system regulating water and electrolyte balance, systemic vascular resistance, blood …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia autophagy in ischemic stroke: A double-edged sword

L Peng, G Hu, Q Yao, J Wu, Z He, BYK Law… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ischemic stroke (IS) is one of the major types of cerebrovascular diseases causing
neurological morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the pathophysiological process of IS …

[HTML][HTML] Role of brain renin angiotensin system in neurodegeneration: an update

OA Abiodun, MS Ola - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Renin angiotensin system (RAS) is an endocrine system widely known for its physiological
roles in electrolyte homeostasis, body fluid volume regulation and cardiovascular control in …