A central role for amyloid fibrin microclots in long COVID/PASC: origins and therapeutic implications

DB Kell, GJ Laubscher, E Pretorius - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), usually referred to as 'Long COVID'(a phenotype of
COVID-19), is a relatively frequent consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, in which …

The spectrum of pulmonary amyloidosis

A Riehani, AO Soubani - Respiratory Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyloidosis is a disease caused by misfolded proteins that deposit in the extracellular
matrix as fibrils, resulting in the dysfunction of the involved organ. The lung is a common …

Localized immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: novel insights including prognostic factors for local progression

M Basset, K Hummedah, C Kimmich… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In localized light chain amyloidosis (locAL), amyloidogenic light chains (aLC) are produced
and deposited locally by a B‐cell clone. We present 293 patients with …

Local vs. systemic pulmonary amyloidosis—impact on diagnostics and clinical management

JV Baumgart, C Stuhlmann-Laeisz, U Hegenbart… - Virchows Archiv, 2018 - Springer
Immunoglobulin-derived light-chain (AL) amyloidosis of lungs and bronchi can appear as a
systemic and a local form. While systemic AL amyloidosis may need haemato-oncological …

Pulmonary and bronchiolar involvement in Sjogren's syndrome

A Chung, ML Wilgus, G Fishbein… - Seminars in respiratory …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by mononuclear
cells (principally lymphocytes) infiltrating exocrine glands (eg, salivary and lacrimal glands) …

Amyloidosis and the kidney: an update

R Nader, A Angel-Korman, A Havasi - Seminars in Nephrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Various types of systemic amyloidosis can wreak havoc on the architecture and functioning
of the kidneys. Amyloidosis should be suspected in patients with worsening kidney function …

ATTR amyloidosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a global medical roundtable

TH Brannagan III, M Auer-Grumbach, JL Berk… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) infection causing the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has …

Pulmonary manifestations of amyloidosis

NA Khan, BS Bhandari, S Jyothula, D Ocazionez… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyloidosis is caused by abnormal protein deposition in various tissues, including the
lungs. Pulmonary manifestations of amyloidosis may be categorized by areas of …

Diagnosis and management of lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome: a literature review

R Depascale, G Del Frate… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome
(pSS) has extensively been outlined with a multiplicity of different manifestations. In SLE, the …

[HTML][HTML] Tracheobronchial amyloidosis: a case report and review of literature

MA Crain, DA Lakhani, AB Balar, JP Hogg… - Radiology Case …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis, manifested by amyloid deposits limited specifically to
tracheal and bronchial tissue, is a rare manifestation with only a few hundred published …