Role of MicroRNA-21 in Regulating Intracellular Pathways Associated With Phagocytosis in Human Macrophages: An In Vitro Study

October 16, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Role of MicroRNA-21 in Regulating Intracellular Pathways Associated With Phagocytosis in Human Macrophages: An In Vitro Study

Natsuki Anada • Yoshinobu Nakayama • Jun Takeshita • Kyoko Kageyama • Hiroatsu Sakamoto • Takahiko Kamibayashi • Yasufumi Nakajima 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.63736 Abstract Introduction The efficient clearance of bacteria by macrophages is crucial for the timely resolution of inflammation. In this study,…[...]

October 14, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Spatial transcriptomics unveils the in situ cellular and molecular hallmarks of the lung in fatal COVID-19

Carlos Garcia-Prieto, Eva Musulen, Veronica Davalos, et. al.doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.03.601404 00010010 Abstract Severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induces heterogeneous and progressive diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) highly disrupting lung tissue architecture and homeostasis, hampering disease management and leading to…[...]

October 12, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection

By Isabella Cueto, 2024 Stat Reporting Remember when we thought Covid was a two-week illness? So does Michael Peluso, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He recalls…[...]

October 9, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Rapid Dissemination of Protocols for Managing Neurology Inpatients with COVID-19

Authors: Anna Cervantes-Arslanian MD,K. H. Vincent Lau MD,Pria Anand MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 211-214 Introduction In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,…[...]

October 4, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Intramyocardial Inflammation after COVID-19 Vaccination: An Endomyocardial Biopsy-Proven Case Series

Authors: Christian Baumeier 1, Ganna Aleshcheva 1, Dominik Harms 1, et. al. Int J Mol Sci 2022 Jun 22;23(13):6940. doi: 10.3390/ijms23136940. Abstract Myocarditis in response to COVID-19 vaccination has been reported since early 2021. In particular, young…[...]

September 26, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid

Feeling ill? The cause might be years old By Sumathi Reddy July 2, 2024 5:30 am WSJ Scientists suspect that one culprit behind your new illness might be the infection you…[...]

September 12, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Pathological sequelae of long-haul COVID

Saurabh Mehandru & Miriam Merad, Nature Immunology volume 23, pages194–202 ( Abstract The world continues to contend with successive waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), fueled by the emergence of viral variants. At the same time,…[...]

September 9, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics

Rik G. H. Lindeboom, Kaylee B. Worlock, Lisa M. Dratva, et. al.Nature (2024) Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global health threat, yet our understanding of the dynamics of early cellular responses to…[...]

August 25, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

China’s CDC Reports New COVID-19 Cases Hit Nearly 20 Percent

Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new COVID-19 infections in the country of origin have increased to…[...]

August 22, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches

Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2 , et. al., Front. Immunol., 03 March 2024, Sec. Viral Immunology, Volume 15 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1344086 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has…[...]