The human genetic epidemiology of COVID-19

MEK Niemi, MJ Daly, A Ganna - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Human genetics can inform the biology and epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) by pinpointing causal mechanisms that explain why some individuals become …

A review of the antiviral activity of Chitosan, including patented applications and its potential use against COVID‐19

N Jaber, M Al‐Remawi, F Al‐Akayleh… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chitosan is an abundant organic polysaccharide, which can be relatively easily obtained by
chemical modification of animal or fungal source materials. Chitosan and its derivatives …

Antiviral responses are shaped by heterogeneity in viral replication dynamics

LJM Bruurs, M Müller, JG Schipper, HH Rabouw… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antiviral signalling, which can be activated in host cells upon virus infection, restricts virus
replication and communicates infection status to neighbouring cells. The antiviral response …

Recent advances in carbon quantum dots for virus detection, as well as inhibition and treatment of viral infection

Y Xue, C Liu, G Andrews, J Wang, Y Ge - Nano Convergence, 2022 - Springer
In the last decade, carbon quantum dots (CQDs), as a novel class of carbon-based
nanomaterials, have received increasing attention due to their distinct properties. CQDs are …

Molecular rationale for SARS-CoV-2 spike circulating mutations able to escape bamlanivimab and etesevimab monoclonal antibodies

E Laurini, D Marson, S Aulic, A Fermeglia, S Pricl - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The purpose of this work is to provide an in silico molecular rationale of the role eventually
played by currently circulating mutations in the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 …

Iron–sulfur clusters as inhibitors and catalysts of viral replication

K Honarmand Ebrahimi, S Ciofi-Baffoni… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
A virus hijacks host cellular machineries and metabolites in order to reproduce. In response,
the innate immune system activates different processes to fight back. Although many aspects …

Exploring the limit of multiplexed near-field optical trapping

D Conteduca, G Brunetti, G Pitruzzello, F Tragni… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Optical trapping has revolutionized our understanding of biology by manipulating cells and
single molecules using optical forces. Moving to the near-field creates intense field gradients …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis of taste impairment and salivary dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

Y Okada, K Yoshimura, S Toya… - Japanese Dental Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible pandemic disease
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The …

Structure–property–activity relationships in carbon dots

Y Zhou, W Zhang, RM Leblanc - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) are one of the most versatile nanomaterials discovered in the 21st
century. They possess many properties and thus hold potentials in diverse applications …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral and virucidal properties of essential oils and isolated compounds–a scientific approach

J Reichling - Planta medica, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Essential oils and isolated essential oil compounds are known to exert various
pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti …