Mast cell activation in lungs during SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with lung pathology and severe COVID-19

Janessa Y.J. Tan,1 Danielle E. Anderson,2,3 Abhay P.S. Rathore,4 Aled O’Neill,1 Chinmay Kumar Mantri,1 Wilfried A.A. Saron,1 Cheryl Q.E. Lee,5 Chu Wern Cui,5 Adrian E.Z. Kang,1 Randy Foo,1 Shirin Kalimuddin,1,6 Jenny G. Low,1,6 Lena Ho,5 Paul Tambyah,7,8 Thomas W. Burke,9 Christopher W. Woods,9,10 Kuan Rong Chan,1 Jörn…[...]

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The intersection of COVID-19 and autoimmunity

Jason S. Knight,1 Roberto Caricchio,2 Jean-Laurent Casanova,3,4,5,6 Alexis J. Combes,7 Betty Diamond,8 Sharon E. Fox,9,10 David A. Hanauer,11 Judith A. James,12 Yogendra Kanthi,13 Virginia Ladd,14 Puja Mehta,15 Aaron M. Ring,16 Ignacio Sanz,17 Carlo Selmi,18,19 Russell P. Tracy,20 Paul J. Utz,21 Catriona A. Wagner,14 Julia Y. Wang,22 and William J.…[...]

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Systemic and organ-specific immune-related manifestations of COVID-19

Manuel Ramos-Casals, Pilar Brito-Zerón & Xavier Mariette Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 17, pages315–332 (2021) Cite this article Abstract Immune-related manifestations are increasingly recognized conditions in patients with COVID-19, with around 3,000 cases reported worldwide comprising more than…[...]

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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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Digit ratios and their asymmetries as risk factors of developmental instability and hospitalization for COVID-19

Authors: A. Kasielska-Trojan, J. T. Manning, M. Jabłkowski, J. Białkowska-Warzecha, A. L. Hirschberg & B. Antoszewski  Scientific Reports volume 12, Article number: 4573 (2022) Cite this article Article Open Access Published: 17 March 2022 Abstract COVID-19 presents with mild symptoms in the majority…[...]

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