Recent findings on the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); immunopathogenesis and immunotherapeutics

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for recent ongoing public health emergency in the world. Sharing structural and behavioral similarities with its ancestors [SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)], SARS-CoV-2 has lower fatality but faster transmission. We have gone through a long path to recognize SARS and MERS, therefore our knowledge regarding SARS-CoV-2 is not raw. Various responses of the immune system account for the wide spectrum of clinical manifestations in Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Given the innate immune response as the front line of defense, it is immediately activated after the virus entry. Consequently, adaptive immune response is activated to eradicate the virus. However, this does not occur in every case and immune response is the main culprit causing the pathological manifestations of COVID-19. Lethal forms of the disease are correlated with inefficient and/or insufficient immune responses associated with cytokine storm. Current therapeutic approach for COVID-19 is in favor of suppressing extreme inflammatory responses, while maintaining the immune system alert and responsive against the virus. This could be contributing along with administration of antiviral drugs in such patients. Furthermore, supplementation with different compounds, such as vitamin D, has been tested to modulate the immune system responses. A thorough understanding of chronological events in COVID-19 contributing to the development of a highly efficient treatment has not figured out yet. This review focuses on the virus-immune system interaction as well as currently available and potential therapeutic approaches targeting immune system in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 89(2020), Pt B vom: 30. Dez., Seite 107082

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ebrahimi, Negin [VerfasserIn]
Aslani, Saeed [VerfasserIn]
Babaie, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Hemmatzadeh, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Hosseinzadeh, Ramin [VerfasserIn]
Joneidi, Zeinab [VerfasserIn]
Mehdizadeh Tourzani, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Pakravan, Nafiseh [VerfasserIn]
Mohammadi, Hamed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Coronavirus disease-2019
EC 3.4.17.23
Immune system
Immunotherapeutics
Journal Article
Review
Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2
Treatment
Vitamin D

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Date Completed 15.12.2020

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107082

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NLM316383066