How neutrophils shape the immune response: reassessing their multifaceted role in health and disease

A Shafqat, JA Khan, AY Alkachem, H Sabur… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils are the most abundant of the circulating immune cells and are the first to be
recruited to sites of inflammation. Neutrophils are a heterogeneous group of immune cells …

Translating insights into therapies for Long Covid

AAR Antar, AL Cox - Science Translational Medicine, 2024 - science.org
Long Covid is defined by a wide range of symptoms that persist after the acute phase of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Commonly …

Enhanced complement activation and MAC formation accelerates severe COVID-19

CR Ellsworth, Z Chen, MT Xiao, C Qian… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Emerging evidence indicates that activation of complement system leading to the formation
of the membrane attack complex (MAC) plays a detrimental role in COVID-19. However …

Deficiency of Tlr7 and Irf7 in mice increases the severity of COVID-19 through the reduced interferon production

C Wang, MS Khatun, CR Ellsworth, Z Chen… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Toll-like receptor 7 (Tlr7) deficiency-accelerated severe COVID-19 is associated
with reduced production of interferons (IFNs). However, the underlying mechanisms remain …

Emerging role of complement in COVID-19 and other respiratory virus diseases

MT Xiao, CR Ellsworth, X Qin - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, provides the first line of
defense against bacterial infection; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that it …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic lung inflammation and CK14+ basal cell proliferation induce persistent alveolar-bronchiolization in SARS-CoV-2-infected hamsters

C Li, N Xiao, W Song, AHC Lam, F Liu, X Cui, Z Ye… - Ebiomedicine, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 defines a wide range of ongoing symptoms
and conditions long after SARS-CoV-2 infection including respiratory diseases. The …

Aging is associated with an insufficient early inflammatory response of lung endothelial cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Subramaniam, D Kenney, A Jayaraman… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Advanced age is associated with an increased susceptibility to Coronavirus Disease
(COVID)-19 and more severe outcomes, although the underlying mechanisms are …

Natural Killer Cells Do Not Attenuate a Mouse-Adapted SARS-CoV-2-Induced Disease in Rag2−/− Mice

CR Ellsworth, C Wang, AR Katz, Z Chen, M Islamuddin… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the roles of T, B, and Natural Killer (NK) cells in the pathogenesis of
severe COVID-19, utilizing mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2-MA30 (MA30). To evaluate this …

Persistent alveolar bronchiolization, interstitial fibrosis and impaired lung function post-exercise are features of long-COVID in SARS-CoV-2-Delta variant infected …

W Baumgärtner, L Heydemann, M Ciurkiewicz, T Störk… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection affect the life quality of millions of people
and pose a heavy burden on the public health sector. The underlying causes …