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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2021

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 for physicians: Molecular characteristics and host immunity (Review).

Jin Shang, Lingyao Du, Ning Han, Duoduo Lv, Jiayi Wang, Hailing Yang, Lang Bai, Hong Tang

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jin Shang *Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Lingyao Du *Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Ning HanCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Duoduo LvCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Jiayi WangWest China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Hailing YangGraduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Lang BaiCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Hong TangCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNTufts University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV) 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)‑causing CoV disease 2019 (COVID‑19) emerged in China and has become a global pandemic. SARS‑CoV‑2 is a novel CoV originating from β‑CoVs. Major distinctions in the gene sequences between SARS‑CoV and SARS‑CoV‑2 include the spike gene, open reading frame (ORF) 3b and ORF 8. SARS‑CoV‑2 infection is initiated when the virus interacts with angiotensin‑converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors on host cells. Through this mechanism, the virus infects the alveolar, esophageal epithelial, ileum, colon and other cells on which ACE2 is highly expressed, causing damage to target organs. To date, host innate immunity may be the only identified direct factor associated with viral replication. However, increased ACE2 expression may upregulate the viral load indirectly by increasing the baseline level of infectious virus particles. The peak viral load of SARS‑CoV‑2 is estimated to occur ~10 days following fever onset, causing patients in the acute stage to be the primary infection source. However, patients in the recovery stage or with occult infections can also be contagious. The host immune response in patients with COVID‑19 remains to be elucidated. By studying other SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, it is hypothesized that patients with COVID‑19 may lack sufficient antiviral T‑cell responses, which consequently present with innate immune response disorders. This may to a certain degree explain why this type of CoV triggers severe inflammatory responses and immune damage and its associated complications.

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Adaptive ImmunityAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19HumansImmunity, InnateSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral LoadACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-22019 novel coronavirusangiotensin‑converting enzyme 2immune responsemolecular characteristicssevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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