Molecular mechanisms of COVID-19-induced pulmonary fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Authors: Peng Pi1† Zhipeng Zeng1† Liqing Zeng1 Bing Han1 Xizhe Bai2 Shousheng Xu3*Front. Pharmacol., 03 August 2023, Sec. Respiratory Pharmacology, Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1218059 As the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory…[...]

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Potential molecular mechanisms of chronic fatigue in long haul COVID and other viral diseases

Carl Gunnar Gottschalk, Daniel Peterson, Jan Armstrong, Konstance Knox & Avik Roy  Infectious Agents and Cancer volume 18, Article number: 7 (2023) Cite this article, A Correction to this article was published on 24 April 2023 Abstract Historically, COVID-19 emerges as one of…[...]

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Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery

May 15, 202312:15 AM ET By Anil Oza, Rebecca Ramirez, Emily Kwong, Gabriel Spitzer, Margaret Cirino, Berly McCoy, https://www.npr.org/2023/05/10/1175217130/long-covid-scientists-try-to-unravel-blood-clot-mystery As part of studying long COVID, graduate researcher Bradley Wade Hamilton separates out microclots from blood platelets…[...]

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Serum vitamin D levels can be predictive of psoriasis flares up after COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective case control study

Emmanouil Karampinis1 George Goudouras1 Niki Ntavari1 Dimitrios Petrou Bogdanos2† Angeliki-Victoria Roussaki-Schulze1† Efterpi Zafiriou1*† Front. Med., 25 May 2023 Sec. Dermatology Volume 10 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1203426 Introduction: Many patients with chronic inflammatory dermatosis such as psoriasis usually…[...]

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New onset and exacerbation of psoriasis after COVID-19 vaccination

Nancy Wei, BA,a,∗ Mindy Kresch, BS,b Emily Elbogen, PA-C,c and Mark Lebwohl, MDc JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Jan; 19: 74–77. Published online 2021 Nov 29. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.11.016 PMCID: PMC8628636 PMID: 34869811 Introduction The messenger RNA (mRNA)-1273 (Moderna) and BNT162b2…[...]

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COVID-19 can trigger auto-immune disorders-related antibodies, causing thrombosis and other complications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Medical Express The systems immunology approach identifies an aging effect on autoantibody levels of COVID-19 patients. Credit: npj Aging (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41514-023-00118-0 An article published in npj Aging reveals…[...]

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Vagus nerve inflammation contributes to dysautonomia in COVID-19

Marcel S Woo 1, Mohsin Shafiq 2, Antonia Fitzek 3, Matthias Dottermusch 2, Hermann Altmeppen 2, Behnam Mohammadi 2, Christina Mayer 1, Lukas C Bal 1, Lukas Raich 1, Jakob Matschke 2, Susanne Krasemann 2, Susanne Pfefferle 4, Thomas Theo Brehm 5 6, Marc Lütgehetmann 4, Julia Schädler 3, Marylyn M Addo 5 6 7, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch 5 6, Benjamin Ondruschka 3, Manuel A Friese # 8, Markus Glatzel # 9 PMID: 37452829 PMCID: PMC10412500…[...]

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Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease—The Tip of the Iceberg

Namrata Kewalramani, MD,a,b,∗ Kerri-Marie Heenan, MB Bch, BAO,c Denise McKeegan, MB Bch, BAO, MSc,c and Nazia Chaudhuri, MD, PhDd Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 May; 43(2): 389–410. Published online 2023 Mar3. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.01.004 PMCID: PMC9982726PMID: 37055095 The proportion…[...]

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