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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in multi-system inflammatory syndrome and acute COVID-19 in children.

Nathella Pavan Kumar, Aishwarya Venkataraman, Poovazhagi Varadarjan, Arul Nancy, Anuradha Rajamanickam, Elilarasi Selladurai, Thangavelu Sankaralingam, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Ramya Selvam, Akshith Thimmaiah and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  2. COVID-19 in Children and Vitamin D.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  3. Differential Inflammatory Responses in Adult and Pediatric COVID-19 Patients: Implications for Long-Term Consequences and Anti-Inflammatory Treatment.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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19 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Nathella Pavan KumarICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Aishwarya VenkataramanICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Poovazhagi VaradarjanInstitute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, India.
Arul NancyNational Institutes of Health-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis - International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India.
Anuradha RajamanickamNational Institutes of Health-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis - International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India.
Elilarasi SelladuraiInstitute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, India.
Thangavelu SankaralingamDr. Mehta's Children's Hospital, Chennai, India.
Kannan ThiruvengadamICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Ramya SelvamDr. Mehta's Children's Hospital, Chennai, India.
Akshith ThimmaiahDr. Mehta's Children's Hospital, Chennai, India.
Suresh NatarajanRainbow Children's Hospital, Chennai, India.
Ganesh RamaswamyRainbow Children's Hospital, Chennai, India.
Sulochana PutlibaiKanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.
Kalaimaran SadasivamKanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.
Balasubramanian SundaramKanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.
Syed HissarICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Uma Devi RanganathanICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Thomas B NutmanLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Subash BabuNational Institutes of Health-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis - International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India.
National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis · INDr. Mehta's Children's Hospital · INKanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital · INInstitute of Child Health · INNational Institutes of Health · USRainbow Children's Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious inflammatory sequela of SARS-CoV2 infection. The pathogenesis of MIS-C is vague and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may have an important role. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are known drivers of lung pathology in many diseases. Methods: To elucidate the role of MMPs in pathogenesis of pediatric COVID-19, we examined their plasma levels in MIS-C and acute COVID-19 children and compared them to convalescent COVID-19 and children with other common tropical diseases (with overlapping clinical manifestations). Results: Children with MIS-C had elevated levels of MMPs ( Discussion: Our findings suggest that MMPs play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of MIS-C and COVID-19 in children and may help distinguish MIS-C from other conditions with overlapping clinical presentation.

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