On the genetics and immunopathogenesis of COVID-19

Most severe cases with COVID-19, especially those with pulmonary failure, are not a consequence of viral burden and/or failure of the ‘adaptive’ immune response to subdue the pathogen by utilizing an adequate ‘adaptive’ immune defense. Rather it is a consequence of immunopathology, resulting from im...

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Autor principal: Jacob, Chaim Oscar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32920210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2020.108591
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Sumario:Most severe cases with COVID-19, especially those with pulmonary failure, are not a consequence of viral burden and/or failure of the ‘adaptive’ immune response to subdue the pathogen by utilizing an adequate ‘adaptive’ immune defense. Rather it is a consequence of immunopathology, resulting from imbalanced innate immune response, which may not be linked to pathogen burden at all. In fact, it might be described as an autoinflammatory disease. The Kawasaki-like disease seen in children with SARS-CoV-2 exposure might be another example of similar mechanism.

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