The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the novel severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) accelerates the discovery of …

Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) cleaves sphingomyelin into the highly lipophilic ceramide,
which forms large gel-like rafts/platforms in the plasma membrane. We showed that SARS …

With more than 5 million fatalities and close to 300 million reported cases, COVID-19 is the
first documented pandemic due to a coronavirus that continues to be a major health …

Background Some epidemiological studies have suggested an increase in incidence of type
1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, however the mechanism (s) behind such an …

We read with great interest the correspondence letters of Salles et al.[1] and Stip et al.[2],
following our multicenter observational retrospective study that showed a substantial …

Epidemiology has repeatedly associated certain infections with a risk of further developing
psychiatric diseases. Such infections can activate retro-transposable genetic elements …

Prior research suggests that fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depressive disorder …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to cause significant
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since a large portion of the world's population is currently …

Background and purpose–We aimed to investigate the association between fluoxetine use
and the survival of hospitalised coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia patients …

Prior evidence indicates the potential central role of the acid sphingomyelinase
(ASM)/ceramide system in the infection of cells with SARS-CoV-2. We conducted a …