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ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2021

Chemokines and chemokine receptors during COVID-19 infection.

Bariaa A Khalil, Noha Mousaad Elemam, Azzam A Maghazachi

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Review in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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165citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

165 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 260 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bariaa A KhalilDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Noha Mousaad ElemamDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Azzam A MaghazachiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
University of Sharjah · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemokines are crucial inflammatory mediators needed during an immune response to clear pathogens. However, their excessive release is the main cause of hyperinflammation. In the recent COVID-19 outbreak, chemokines may be the direct cause of acute respiratory disease syndrome, a major complication leading to death in about 40% of severe cases. Several clinical investigations revealed that chemokines are directly involved in the different stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we review the role of chemokines and their receptors in COVID-19 pathogenesis to better understand the disease immunopathology which may aid in developing possible therapeutic targets for the infection.

Indexed as

AECs, airway epithelial cellsAP-1, Activator Protein 1ARDSARDS, acute respiratory disease syndromeBALF, bronchial alveolar lavage fluidCAP, community acquired pneumoniaChemokine ReceptorsChemokinesCOVID-19CRS, cytokine releasing syndromeDCs, dendritic cellsECM, extracellular matrixGAGs, glycosaminoglycansHIV, human immunodeficiency virusHRSV, human respiratory syncytial virusIFN, interferonIMM, inflammatory monocytes and macrophagesImmunityIP-10, IFN-γ-inducible protein 10IRF, interferon regulatory factorMERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusNETs, neutrophil extracellular trapsNF-κB, Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cellsNK cells, natural killer cellsPBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPRR, pattern recognition receptorsRSV, rous sarcoma virusSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusTLR, toll like receptorTRIF, TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β

Identifiers

PMID33558827
PMCPMC7859556
OpenAlexW3123544697

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