How To Increase Platelet Count In COVID Patients? What Is Thrombocytopenia?

August 10, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

How To Increase Platelet Count In COVID Patients? What Is Thrombocytopenia?

Authors: Ananya Varma Platelets are said to play an important role in inflammatory signalling. Here is why it is important to keep a check of Platelet count in COVID patients. Given…[...]

August 10, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Bell’s Palsy after second dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in a patient with history of recurrent Bell’s palsy

Authors: Michael Repajic,a Xue Lei Lai,a Prissilla Xu,b and Antonio Liua,∗ Abstract Objective To report a patient with history of recurrent Bell’s Palsy who developed Bell’s Palsy 36 h after the administration of the second…[...]

August 10, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

90% Of Patients Treated With Experimental Israeli COVID Drug Discharged Within 5 Days

Authors: BY TYLER DURDEN Finally, it looks like the world might be on the verge of obtaining a therapeutic drug that's actually effective at helping patients infected with COVID. But…[...]

August 9, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

How B cells fight the COVID-19 virus

Authors: Sarah C.P. Williams A study of antibody-producing B cells from patients who recovered from COVID-19 reveals a new cross-reactive antibody and what makes some B cells more effective at…[...]

August 6, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Complement Anaphylatoxins and Inflammatory Cytokines as Prognostic Markers for COVID-19 Severity and In-Hospital Mortality

Authors: Bandar Alosaimi1,2, Ayman Mubarak3, Maaweya E. Hamed3, Abdullah Z. Almutairi4, Ahmed A. Alrashed5, Abdullah AlJuryyan6, Mushira Enani7,Faris Q. Alenzi8 and Wael Alturaiki9* COVID-19 severity due to innate immunity dysregulation accounts for prolonged hospitalization, critical complications, and mortality.…[...]

August 6, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Sars cov 2 drives jak1 2 dependent local complement hyperactivation

Authors: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present a wide range of acute clinical manifestations affecting the lungs, liver, kidneys and gut. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2, the best-characterized entry…[...]

August 3, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

SARS-CoV-2-Specific Memory T Lymphocytes From COVID-19 Convalescent Donors: Identification, Biobanking, and Large-Scale Production for Adoptive Cell Therapy

Authors: C. Ferreras1†, B. Pascual-Miguel1†, C. Mestre-Durán1, A. Navarro-Zapata1, L. Clares-Villa1, C. Martín-Cortázar1, R. De Paz2, A. Marcos2, J. L. Vicario3, A. Balas3, F. García-Sánchez3, C. Eguizabal4,5, C. Solano6, M. Mora-Rillo7, B. Soria8,9 and A. Pérez-Martínez1,10,11* Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is causing a second outbreak…[...]

August 3, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID‐19: immunopathology, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment options

Authors: Larissa E van Eijk, 1 , † Mathijs Binkhorst, 2 , † Arno R Bourgonje, 3 , ‡ Annette K Offringa, 4 , ‡ Douwe J Mulder, 5 Eelke M Bos, 6 Nikola Kolundzic, 7 , 8 Amaal E Abdulle, 5 Peter HJ van der Voort, 9 Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, 10 Johannes G…[...]

July 29, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

What is cytokine release syndrome?

Authors: Medical News Today Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) can cause a variety of symptoms, including fever, headaches, and nausea. The symptoms can become severe quickly. CRS occurs when the immune system…[...]

July 28, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Cytokine Storm in COVID-19—Immunopathological Mechanisms, Clinical Considerations, and Therapeutic Approaches: The REPROGRAM Consortium Position Paper

Authors: Sonu Bhaskar,1,2,3,* Akansha Sinha,1,4 Maciej Banach,1,5,6,7 Shikha Mittoo,1,8 Robert Weissert,1,9 Joseph S. Kass,1,10 Santhosh Rajagopal,1,11 Anupama R. Pai,1,12 and Shelby Kutty1,13,14 Cytokine storm is an acute hyperinflammatory response that may be responsible for critical illness in many conditions…[...]