Zhengqi Jiang ∙ Tichao Shan∙ Yucan Li ∙ Heyu Ni ∙ et. al., DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108287 External Link Also available on ScienceDirect External Link Highlights SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on lymphocytes was especially severe in patients […]
A GABA-receptor agonist reduces pneumonitis severity, viral load, and death rate in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice
Jide Tian1*Barbara J. Dillion2Jill Henley3et. al. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA-receptors (GABA-Rs) form a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. GABA-Rs are also expressed by 1) cells of the innate […]
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 […]
Adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Authors: Alessandro Sette1,2 and Shane Crotty1,2,* 1Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases […]
Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2: the knowns and unknowns
Authors: Alessandro Sette 1 2, Shane Crotty 3 4 Abstract T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 was observed in unexposed people; however, the source and clinical relevance of the reactivity remains unknown. It is speculated that […]
Use of adenovirus type-5 vectored vaccines: a cautionary tale
Authors: The Lancet We are writing to express concern about the use of a recombinant adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) vector for a COVID-19 phase 1 vaccine study,1 and subsequent advanced trials. Over […]
What is the role of T cells in COVID-19 infection? Why immunity is about more than antibodies
Summary CD4+ T cells help B cells to produce antibodies and help CD8+ T cells to kill virus-infected cells One of the dominant cytokines produced by T cells is interferon […]