Involvement of the nervous system in COVID-19 : The bell should toll in the brain

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The world is fuming at SARS-CoV-2 for being the culprit for causing the devastating COVID-19, claiming millions of lives across the globe in the form of respiratory disorders. But lesser known are its effects on the CNS that are slowly surfacing in the worldwide population. Our review illustrates findings that claim SARS-CoV-2's arrival onto the ACE2 receptors of neuronal and glial cells mainly via CSF, olfactory nerve, trigeminal nerve, neuronal dissemination, and hematogenous pathways. The role of SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins in its smooth viral infectivity of the host cannot be ignored, especially the spike proteins that mediate spike attachment and host membrane fusion. Worth mentioning the nucleocapsid, envelope, and membrane proteins make the proliferation of SARS-CoV-2 much simpler than expected in spreading infection. This has led to catastrophic conditions like seizures, Guillain-Barré syndrome, viral encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, acute cerebrovascular disease, and respiratory failures. Placing a magnifying lens on the lesser-explored CNS consequences of COVID-19, we attempt to shift the focus of our readers onto the new supporting threats to which further studies are needed.

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CommentIn: Rev Neurol. 2021 Aug 15;73(4):140. - PMID 34308548

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

Enthalten in:

Life sciences - 262(2020) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 118568

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Satarker, Sairaj [VerfasserIn]
Nampoothiri, Madhavan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2 receptor
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Entry
Journal Article
Mechanisms
Nervous system
Neurological disorder
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 04.12.2020

Date Revised 19.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Rev Neurol. 2021 Aug 15;73(4):140. - PMID 34308548

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118568

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316055417