The newly emergent novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which is caused
by SARS-CoV-2 virus, has posed a serious threat to global public health and caused …

This article provides a review of studies evaluating the role of host (and viral) genetics
(including variation in HLA genes) in the immune response to coronaviruses, as well as the …

Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) line the low shear, sinusoidal capillary channels
of the liver and are the most abundant non-parenchymal hepatic cell population. LSECs do …

Animal viruses are parasites of animal cells that have characteristics such as heredity and
replication. Viruses can be divided into non-enveloped and enveloped viruses if a lipid …

Enveloped viruses encompass some of the most common human pathogens causing
infections of different severity, ranging from no or very few symptoms to lethal disease as …

The aim of this review is to give an outline of the blood clearance function of the liver
sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) in health and disease. Lining the hundreds of millions …

Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses include some of the most virulent and fatal pathogens
known to humans. These viruses cause severe haemorrhagic fevers, with case fatality rates …

The study of N-linked glycosylation as it relates to virus biology has become an area of
intense interest in recent years due to its ability to impart various advantages to virus survival …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial for the generation and the regulation of adaptive immunity.
Because DCs have a pivotal role in marshalling immune responses, HIV has evolved ways …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) synthesizes several
putative viral envelope proteins, including the spike (S), membrane (M), and small envelope …