Modulation of Host Immune Response Is an Alternative Strategy to Combat SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis

Copyright © 2021 Singh, Bajaj, Gadewar, Verma, Ansari, Saeedan, Kaithwas and Singh..

The novel SARS-CoV-2virus that caused the disease COVID-19 is currently a pandemic worldwide. The virus requires an alveolar type-2 pneumocyte in the host to initiate its life cycle. The viral S1 spike protein helps in the attachment of the virus on toACE-2 receptors present on type-2 pneumocytes, and the S2 spike protein helps in the fusion of the viral membrane with the host membrane. Fusion of the SARS-CoV-2virus and host membrane is followed by entry of viral RNA into the host cells which is directly translated into the replicase-transcriptase complex (RTC) following viral RNA and structural protein syntheses. As the virus replicates within type-2 pneumocytes, the host immune system is activated and alveolar macrophages start secreting cytokines and chemokines, acting as an inflammatory mediator, and chemotactic neutrophils, monocytes, natural NK cells, and CD8+ T cells initiate the local phagocytosis of infected cells. It is not the virus that kills COVID-19 patients; instead, the aberrant host immune response kills them. Modifying the response from the host immune system could reduce the high mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The present study examines the viral life cycle intype-2 pneumocytes and resultant host immune response along with possible therapeutic targets.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 01., Seite 660632

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Lakhveer [VerfasserIn]
Bajaj, Sakshi [VerfasserIn]
Gadewar, Manoj [VerfasserIn]
Verma, Nitin [VerfasserIn]
Ansari, Mohd Nazam [VerfasserIn]
Saeedan, Abdulaziz S [VerfasserIn]
Kaithwas, Gaurav [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Manjari [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE-2 receptor
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Cytokines
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Macrophages
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV-2
TMPRSS2
Type-2 pneumocyte

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Date Completed 05.08.2021

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.660632

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32850713X