ReviewBiomolecules2022
Molecular Pathogenesis of Fibrosis, Thrombosis and Surfactant Dysfunction in the Lungs of Severe COVID-19 Patients.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biomarkers of Endothelial Damage and Disease Severity in COVID-19 Patients.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Lung Surfactant Deficiency in Severe Respiratory Failure: A Potential Biomarker for Clinical Assessment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Surfactant protein levels and genetic variants as biomarkers for COVID-19 severity in children.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025Article
- Exhaled breath condensate contains extracellular vesicles (EVs) that carry miRNA cargos of lung tissue origin that can be selectively purified and analyzed.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2024Article
- Deciphering the omicron variant: integrated omics analysis reveals critical biomarkers and pathophysiological pathways.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Wound healing: insights into autoimmunity, ageing, and cancer ecosystems through inflammation and IL-6 modulation.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Successful salvage of a severe COVID-19 patient previously with lung cancer and radiation pneumonitis by mesenchymal stem cells: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Clinical characteristics and disease course before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large cohort of systemic sclerosis patients.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- The Ways of the Virus: Interactions of Platelets and Red Blood Cells with SARS-CoV-2, and Their Potential Pathophysiological Significance in COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Molecular mechanisms of COVID-19-induced pulmonary fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Role of GM-CSF in lung balance and disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
The global scope and scale of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to huge amounts of important data from clinical observations and experimental analyses being collected, in particular, regarding the long-term impact of COVID-19 on lung tissue. Visible changes in lung tissue mainly relate to the destruction of the alveolar architecture, dense cellularity, and pulmonary fibrosis with myofibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. These changes are the result of infection, mainly with virus variants from the first pandemic waves (Alpha to Delta). In addition, proper regulation of immune responses to pathogenic viral stimuli is critical for the control of and recovery from tissue/organ damage, including in the lungs. We can distinguish three main processes in the lungs during SARS-CoV-2 infection: damage or deficiency of the pulmonary surfactant, coagulation processes, and fibrosis. Understanding the molecular basis of these processes is extremely important in the context of elucidating all pathologies occurring after virus entry. In the present review, data on the abovementioned three biochemical processes that lead to pathological changes are gathered together and discussed. Systematization of the knowledge is necessary to explore the three key pathways in lung tissue after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection as a result of a prolonged and intense inflammatory process in the context of pulmonary fibrosis, hemostatic disorders, and disturbances in the structure and/or metabolism of the surfactant. Despite the fact that the new Omicron variant does not affect the lungs as much as the previous variants, we cannot ignore the fact that other new mutations and emerging variants will not cause serious damage to the lung tissue. In the future, this review will be helpful to stratify the risk of serious complications in patients, to improve COVID-19 treatment outcomes, and to select those who may develop complications before clinical manifestation.
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