Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

MM DeGrace, E Ghedin, MB Frieman, F Krammer… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The global emergence of many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) variants jeopardizes the protective antiviral immunity induced after infection or …

Molecular mechanism of interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and host cells and interventional therapy

Q Zhang, R Xiang, S Huo, Y Zhou, S Jiang… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in an unprecedented setback …

Attenuated replication and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 Omicron

H Shuai, JFW Chan, B Hu, Y Chai, TTT Yuen, F Yin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in November 2021 and
is rapidly spreading among the human population. Although recent reports reveal that the …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters

PJ Halfmann, S Iida, K Iwatsuki-Horimoto, T Maemura… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The recent emergence of B. 1.1. 529, the Omicron variant,, has raised concerns of escape
from protection by vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. A key test for potential …

Respiratory mucosal delivery of next-generation COVID-19 vaccine provides robust protection against both ancestral and variant strains of SARS-CoV-2

S Afkhami, MR D'Agostino, A Zhang, HD Stacey… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) threaten the effectiveness of current
COVID-19 vaccines administered intramuscularly and designed to only target the spike …

A TMPRSS2 inhibitor acts as a pan-SARS-CoV-2 prophylactic and therapeutic

T Shapira, IA Monreal, SP Dion, DW Buchholz… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a global public health
crisis. Although widespread vaccination campaigns are underway, their efficacy is reduced …

Gut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia

L Bernard-Raichon, M Venzon, J Klein… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although microbial populations in the gut microbiome are associated with COVID-19
severity, a causal impact on patient health has not been established. Here we provide …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19

EY Wang, T Mao, J Klein, Y Dai, JD Huck, JR Jaycox… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
COVID-19 manifests with a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes that are characterized by
exaggerated and misdirected host immune responses,,,,–. Although pathological innate …

SARS-CoV-2 crosses the blood–brain barrier accompanied with basement membrane disruption without tight junctions alteration

L Zhang, L Zhou, L Bao, J Liu, H Zhu, Q Lv… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 has been reported to show a capacity for invading the brains of humans and
model animals. However, it remains unclear whether and how SARS-CoV-2 crosses the …

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

EA Albornoz, AA Amarilla, N Modhiran, S Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease, however,
an increasing number of reports indicate that SARS-CoV-2 infection can also cause severe …