Innate immunological pathways in COVID-19 pathogenesis

SR Paludan, TH Mogensen - Science immunology, 2022 - science.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease characterized by a profound
dysregulation of the innate immune system. This knowledge has emerged from the large …

[HTML][HTML] Crosstalk between the renin–angiotensin, complement and kallikrein–kinin systems in inflammation

Z Bekassy, I Lopatko Fagerström, M Bader… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
During severe inflammatory and infectious diseases, various mediators modulate the
equilibrium of vascular tone, inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis. This Review …

[HTML][HTML] Is the endothelium the missing link in the pathophysiology and treatment of COVID-19 complications?

P Castro, M Palomo, AB Moreno-Castaño… - … drugs and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Patients with COVID-19 present a wide spectrum of disease severity, from asymptomatic
cases in the majority to serious disease leading to critical care and even death. Clinically …

C5a and C5aR1 are key drivers of microvascular platelet aggregation in clinical entities spanning from aHUS to COVID-19

S Aiello, S Gastoldi, M Galbusera… - Blood …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Unrestrained activation of the complement system till the terminal products, C5a and C5b-9,
plays a pathogenetic role in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. In endothelial cells …

Diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic microangiopathy

GL Thompson, D Kavanagh - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic
haemolytic anaemia and end organ damage. TMAs have varying underlying …

Severe COVID-19 is associated with hyperactivation of the alternative complement pathway

J Boussier, N Yatim, A Marchal, J Hadjadj… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by impaired
type I interferon activity and a state of hyperinflammation leading to acute respiratory distress …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of complement components on circulating blood monocytes from COVID-19 patients

SL Lage, JM Rocco, E Laidlaw, A Rupert… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may vary from
asymptomatic to severe infection with multi-organ failure and death. Increased levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Complement-mediated microvascular injury and thrombosis in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19: A review

P Gianni, M Goldin, S Ngu, S Zafeiropoulos… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes acute microvascular thrombosis in
both venous and arterial structures which is highly associated with increased mortality. The …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination and Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

RN Bouwmeester, EMG Bormans, C Duineveld… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction COVID-19 vaccination has been associated with rare but severe complications
characterized by thrombosis and thrombocytopenia. Methods and Results Here we present …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive nasopharyngeal proteomics of COVID-19 patient identify abnormalities related to complement and coagulation cascade and mucosal immune …

MA Ayass, W Cao, J Zhang, J Dai, K Zhu, T Tripathi… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Serum or plasma have been the primary focus of proteomics studies for COVID-19 to identity
biomarkers and potential drug targets. The nasal mucosal environment which consists of …