Complex mechanism of COVID-19 development

Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is an acute viral disease, which affects all vital organs and is caused by an RNA-genomic virus of the genus Betacoronavirus of the family Coronaviridae. This virus (SARS-CoV-2) enters the body through the respiratory tract and interacts primarily with Toll-like receptors of epithelial cells of the bronchi, alveoli, intestines and vascular endotheliocytes, as well as with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors. Toll-like receptors activate nuclear factor Kappa B in these cells, which initiates the formation of many cytokines (“cytokine storm”). SARS-CoV-2 affects type II pneumocytes by causing a termination of surfactant formation and, accordingly, alveolar shrinking and the formation of acute respiratory distress syndrome and also fibrosis on the interalveolar-capillary membrane and the formation of acute respiratory failure. SARS-CoV-2 and cytokines disrupt the function of vascular endothelial cells, which leads to endothelial dysfunction. In microvessels forms a mass formation of microthrombi, which causes the failure of organs and systems. “Cytokine storm” turns into cytokine sepsis with the formation of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Сеченовский вестник - 11(2020), 2, Seite 50-61

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

S. B. Bolevich [VerfasserIn]
S. S. Bolevich [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Corona virus infection
Covid-19
Cytokine
Endothelial dysfunction
Medicine (General)
Sars-cov-2

doi:

10.47093/2218-7332.2020.11.2.50-61

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DOAJ034943552