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ReviewDiabetes & metabolic syndrome

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): An overview of viral structure and host response.

Indwiani Astuti, Ysrafil

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Review in Diabetes & metabolic syndrome. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 488 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

488 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Globally approved vaccines for COVID-19: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Indwiani AstutiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nurses, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Electronic address: Indwiani@gmail.com.
YsrafilDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nurses, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Electronic address: ysrafil0155@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimAs a result of its rapid spread in various countries around the world, on March 11, 2020, WHO issued an announcement of the change in coronavirus disease 2019 status from epidemic to pandemic disease. The virus that causes this disease is indicated originating from animals traded in a live animal market in Wuhan, China. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 can attack lung cells because there are many conserved receptor entries, namely Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-2. The presence of this virus in host cells will initiate various protective responses leading to pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This review aimed to provide an overview related to this virus and examine the body's responses and possible therapies.

methodWe searched PubMed databases for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2, Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Full texts were retrieved, analyzed and developed into an easy-to-understand review.

resultsWe provide a complete review related to structure, origin, and how the body responds to this virus infection and explain the possibility of an immune system over-reaction or cytokine storm. We also include an explanation of how this virus creates modes of avoidance to evade immune system attacks. We further explain the therapeutic approaches that can be taken in the treatment and prevention of this viral infection.

conclusionIn summary, based on the structural and immune-evasion system of coronavirus, we suggest several approaches to treat the disease.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19CytokinesHumansMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2CytokinesPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AViral ProteinsACE2COVID-19PandemicSARS-CoV-2Wuhan

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PMID32335367
PMCPMC7165108

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