[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells

CB Jackson, M Farzan, B Chen, H Choe - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The unprecedented public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused
by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been …

[HTML][HTML] The state of complement in COVID-19

B Afzali, M Noris, BN Lambrecht… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Hyperactivation of the complement and coagulation systems is recognized as part of the
clinical syndrome of COVID-19. Here we review systemic complement activation and local …

[HTML][HTML] Bat coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 and infectious for human cells

S Temmam, K Vongphayloth, E Baquero, S Munier… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown despite reports of SARS-CoV-2-related
viruses in Asian Rhinolophus bats,,–, including the closest virus from R. affinis, RaTG13 …

[PDF][PDF] The Omicron variant is highly resistant against antibody-mediated neutralization: Implications for control of the COVID-19 pandemic

M Hoffmann, N Krüger, S Schulz, A Cossmann… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant suggests that the virus might become
globally dominant. Further, the high number of mutations in the viral spike protein raised …

[HTML][HTML] Supermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets

Q Zhang, DK Jeppesen, JN Higginbotham… - Nature cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles and exomere nanoparticles are under intense investigation as sources
of clinically relevant cargo. Here we report the discovery of a distinct extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes decorated with a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain as an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

Z Wang, KD Popowski, D Zhu… - Nature biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
The first two mRNA vaccines against infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that were approved by regulators require a cold chain and …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury

M Legrand, S Bell, L Forni, M Joannidis… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Although respiratory failure and hypoxaemia are the main manifestations of COVID-19,
kidney involvement is also common. Available evidence supports a number of potential …

[PDF][PDF] SARS-CoV-2 variants B. 1.351 and P. 1 escape from neutralizing antibodies

M Hoffmann, P Arora, R Groß, A Seidel, BF Hörnich… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 is devastating health systems and economies
worldwide. Recombinant or vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies are used to combat the …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering organoids

M Hofer, MP Lutolf - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids are in vitro miniaturized and simplified model systems of organs that have gained
enormous interest for modelling tissue development and disease, and for personalized …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization

Z Liu, LA VanBlargan, LM Bloyet, PW Rothlauf… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein are a goal of COVID-19
vaccines and have received emergency use authorization as therapeutics. However, viral …