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ReviewImmunity, inflammation and disease2023

The potential role of scavenger receptor B type I (SR-BI) in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Luay Alkazmi, Hayder M Al-Kuraishy, Ali I Al-Gareeb, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Hebatallah M Saad, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

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Review in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry: implications for biomedical strategies.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Luay AlkazmiBiology Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Hayder M Al-KuraishyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, ALmustansiriyia University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ali I Al-GareebDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, ALmustansiriyia University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Athanasios AlexiouDepartment of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2206-7236
Marios PapadakisDepartment of Surgery II, University Hospital Witten-Herdecke, University of Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
Hebatallah M SaadDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Matrouh, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9555-7300
Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
University of Baghdad · IQDamanhour University · EGEgypt Nanotechnology Center · EGUmm al-Qura University · SAWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scavenger receptor type B I (SR-BI), the major receptor for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) mediates the delivery of cholesterol ester and cholesterol from HDL to the cell membrane. SR-BI is implicated as a receptor for entry of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SR-BI is colocalized with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) increasing the binding and affinity of SARS-CoV-2 to ACE2 with subsequent viral internalization. SR-BI regulates lymphocyte proliferation and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from activated macrophages and lymphocytes. SR-BI is reduced during COVID-19 due to consumption by SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVID-19-associated inflammatory changes and high angiotensin II (AngII) might be possible causes of repression of SR-BI in SARS-CoV-2 infection. In conclusion, the downregulation of SR-BI in COVID-19 could be due to direct invasion by SARS-CoV-2 or through upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory signaling pathways, and high circulating AngII. Reduction of SR-BI in COVID-19 look like ACE2 may provoke COVID-19 severity through exaggeration of the immune response. Further studies are invoked to clarify the potential role of SR-BI in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 that could be protective rather than detrimental.

Indexed as

COVID-19Scavenger Receptors, Class BAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2CytokinesHumansLipoproteins, HDLSARS-CoV-2Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2CytokinesLipoproteins, HDLSCARB1 protein, humanScavenger Receptors, Class BCOVID-19pro-inflammatory cytokinesscavenger receptor type B I

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PMID37102664
PMCPMC10103078
OpenAlexW4365513725

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