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COVID-19 Pathology in the Lung, Kidney, Heart and Brain: The Different Roles of T-Cells, Macrophages, and Microthrombosis.
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- RT-qPCR investigation of post-mortem tissues during COVID-19.Journal of applied biomedicine · 2024Article
- Diverse roles of SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Nucleocapsid proteins in EndMT stimulation through the TGF-β-MRTF axis inhibited by aspirin.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Article
- Postmortem neuropathology in COVID-19: An update.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- COVID-19, Myocarditis and Pericarditis.Circulation research · 2023Review
- Morphologic Findings in the Cerebral Cortex in COVID-19: Association of Microglial Changes with Clinical and Demographic Variables.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Cellular Immune Profiling of Lung and Blood Compartments in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Neuropathology in COVID-19 autopsies is defined by microglial activation and lesions of the white matter with emphasis in cerebellar and brain stem areas.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Alzheimer's disease and COVID-19: Interactions, intrinsic linkages, and the role of immunoinflammatory responses in this process.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Here, we aim to describe COVID-19 pathology across different tissues to clarify the disease's pathophysiology. Lungs, kidneys, hearts, and brains from nine COVID-19 autopsies were compared by using antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, macrophages-microglia, T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, and activated platelets. Alzheimer's Disease pathology was also assessed. PCR techniques were used to verify the presence of viral RNA. COVID-19 cases had a short clinical course (0-32 days) and their mean age was 77.4 y/o. Hypoxic changes and inflammatory infiltrates were present across all tissues. The lymphocytic component in the lungs and kidneys was predominant over that of other tissues (
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