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ReviewImmunity, inflammation and disease2022

SARS-CoV-2 targeting by RNAi and host complement inhibition: A two-pronged subterfuge for COVID-19 treatment.

Raza Ali Naqvi, Deepak Shukla, Afsar R Naqvi

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Review in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2022. 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
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raza Ali NaqviDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Deepak ShuklaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Afsar R NaqviDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Human Herpesvirus Impact on Periodontal InflammationR01DE027980 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI NAQVI, AFSAR RAZA · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE027980
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe lack of knowledge about the specific preventive measures and limited scientific information on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to an excruciating onset and progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Swift development of various successful vaccines around the globe is striving to contain the exponential surges of COVID-19 cases. However, the ongoing struggle to vaccinate the global population and alarming spread of highly transmissible variants may thwart global initiatives to contain SARS-CoV-2 as observed by less robust protective immunity.

methodsIn this perspective, we propose a thought-provoking, two-pronged strategy involving RNA interference approach to degrade essential SARS-CoV-2 ORFs required for replication and entry in conjunction with a complement inhibitor (compstatin) to stymie the detrimental proinflammatory cytokine storm that exacerbate disease progression and severity.

resultsWe provide supporting evidence suggesting that concurrent targeting of viral and host components will be a superior strategy to effectively suppress viral spread and clinical manifestations of COVID-19.

conclusionSARS-CoV-2 specific RNAi in conjunction with systemic delivery of compstatin will be an effective two-pronged strategy to combat local and systemic immune responses in both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentRNA InterferenceComplement Inactivating AgentsComplement System ProteinsCytokinesHumansComplement Inactivating AgentsComplement System ProteinsCytokinescomplementgene regulation processesinfectionsmoleculesviral/retroviral

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PMID34644457
PMCPMC8652782
OpenAlexW3206732333

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