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  1. Article ; Online: Susceptibility of the Elderly to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: ACE-2 Overexpression, Shedding, and Antibody-dependent Enhancement (ADE).

    Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Nakaya, Helder

    Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

    2020  Volume 75, Page(s) e1912

    Abstract: The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. ... This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics ... that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. ... ...

    Abstract The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. </mac_aq>This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics</mac_aq> that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has currently infected more than 142,000 people, causing </mac_aq>5,000 deaths and spreading across more than 130 </mac_aq>countries worldwide. The spreading capacity of the virus clearly demonstrates the potential threat </mac_aq>of respiratory viruses to human health, thereby reiterating to the governments around the world that preventive </mac_aq>health policies and scientific research are pivotal to overcoming the crisis. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes flu-like symptoms in most cases. However, approximately 15% of the patients need hospitalization, and 5% require assisted ventilation, depending on the cohorts studied. What is intriguing, however, is the higher susceptibility of the elderly, especially individuals who are older than 60 years of age, and have comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, the death rate in this group may be up to 10-12%. Interestingly, children are somehow less susceptible and are not considered as a risk group. Therefore, in this review, we discuss some possible molecular and cellular mechanisms by virtue of which the elderly subjects may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Toward this, we raise two main </mac_aq>points, i) increased ACE-2 expression in pulmonary and heart tissues in users of chronic angiotensin 1 </mac_aq>receptor (AT1R) blockers; and ii) antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) after previous exposure to other circulating coronaviruses. We believe that these points are pivotal for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, and must be carefully addressed by physicians and scientists in the field.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; Antibody Formation/immunology ; Antibody-Dependent Enhancement ; Betacoronavirus ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/enzymology ; Coronavirus Infections/immunology ; Coronavirus Infections/metabolism ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/immunology ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism ; Pneumonia, Viral/enzymology ; Pneumonia, Viral/immunology ; Pneumonia, Viral/metabolism ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Up-Regulation
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (EC 3.4.15.1) ; ACE2 protein, human (EC 3.4.17.23) ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (EC 3.4.17.23)
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2182801-5
    ISSN 1980-5322 ; 1807-5932
    ISSN (online) 1980-5322
    ISSN 1807-5932
    DOI 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1912
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  2. Article ; Online: ZIKV Infection and miRNA Network in Pathogenesis and Immune Response.

    Polonio, Carolina Manganeli / Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann

    Viruses

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 10

    Abstract: Over the years, viral infections have caused severe illness in humans. Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by mosquito vectors that leads to notable neurological impairment, whose most dramatic impact is the Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS). ZIKV ...

    Abstract Over the years, viral infections have caused severe illness in humans. Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by mosquito vectors that leads to notable neurological impairment, whose most dramatic impact is the Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS). ZIKV targets neuronal precursor cells leading to apoptosis and further impairment of neuronal development, causing microcephaly, lissencephaly, ventriculomegaly, and calcifications. Several regulators of biological processes are involved in CZS development, and in this context, microRNAs (miRNAs) seem to have a fundamental role. miRNAs are important regulators of protein translation, as they form the RISC silencing complex and interact with complementary mRNA target sequences to further post-transcriptional repression. In this context, little is known about their participation in the pathogenesis of viral infections. In this review, we discuss how miRNAs could relate to ZIKV and other flavivirus infections.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gene Regulatory Networks/genetics ; Humans ; Immunity/genetics ; Immunity/immunology ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Virus Replication/genetics ; Zika Virus/genetics ; Zika Virus/pathogenicity ; Zika Virus/physiology ; Zika Virus Infection/genetics ; Zika Virus Infection/pathology ; Zika Virus Infection/virology
    Chemical Substances MicroRNAs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v13101992
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  3. Article ; Online: ZIKV Infection and miRNA Network in Pathogenesis and Immune Response

    Polonio, Carolina Manganeli / Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann

    Viruses. 2021 Oct. 04, v. 13, no. 10

    2021  

    Abstract: Over the years, viral infections have caused severe illness in humans. Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by mosquito vectors that leads to notable neurological impairment, whose most dramatic impact is the Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS). ZIKV ...

    Abstract Over the years, viral infections have caused severe illness in humans. Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by mosquito vectors that leads to notable neurological impairment, whose most dramatic impact is the Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS). ZIKV targets neuronal precursor cells leading to apoptosis and further impairment of neuronal development, causing microcephaly, lissencephaly, ventriculomegaly, and calcifications. Several regulators of biological processes are involved in CZS development, and in this context, microRNAs (miRNAs) seem to have a fundamental role. miRNAs are important regulators of protein translation, as they form the RISC silencing complex and interact with complementary mRNA target sequences to further post-transcriptional repression. In this context, little is known about their participation in the pathogenesis of viral infections. In this review, we discuss how miRNAs could relate to ZIKV and other flavivirus infections.
    Keywords Flavivirus infections ; Zika virus ; apoptosis ; complementary RNA ; congenital abnormalities ; gene silencing ; immune response ; messenger RNA ; microRNA ; mosquito-borne diseases ; nervous system diseases ; pathogenesis ; post-translational modification ; stem cells
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-1004
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v13101992
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  4. Article ; Online: Susceptibility of the Elderly to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

    Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Nakaya, Helder

    Clinics v.75 2020

    ACE-2 Overexpression, Shedding, and Antibody-dependent Enhancement (ADE)

    2020  

    Abstract: The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. ... This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics ... that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. ... ...

    Abstract The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. </mac_aq>This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics</mac_aq> that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has currently infected more than 142,000 people, causing </mac_aq>5,000 deaths and spreading across more than 130 </mac_aq>countries worldwide. The spreading capacity of the virus clearly demonstrates the potential threat </mac_aq>of respiratory viruses to human health, thereby reiterating to the governments around the world that preventive </mac_aq>health policies and scientific research are pivotal to overcoming the crisis. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes flu-like symptoms in most cases. However, approximately 15% of the patients need hospitalization, and 5% require assisted ventilation, depending on the cohorts studied. What is intriguing, however, is the higher susceptibility of the elderly, especially individuals who are older than 60 years of age, and have comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, the death rate in this group may be up to 10-12%. Interestingly, children are somehow less susceptible and are not considered as a risk group. Therefore, in this review, we discuss some possible molecular and cellular mechanisms by virtue of which the elderly subjects may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Toward this, we raise two main </mac_aq>points, i) increased ACE-2 expression in pulmonary and heart tissues in users of chronic angiotensin 1 </mac_aq>receptor (AT1R) blockers; and ii) antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) after previous exposure to other circulating coronaviruses. We believe that these points are pivotal for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, and must be carefully addressed by physicians and scientists in the field.
    Keywords SARS-CoV-2 ; Immunopathology ; ACE-2 ; covid19
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01
    Publisher Faculdade de Medicina / USP
    Publishing country br
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article: Susceptibility of the elderly to SARS-COV-2 infection: ACE-2 overexpression, shedding, and antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE)

    Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Nakaya, Helder

    Clinics

    Abstract: The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has ... ...

    Abstract The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has currently infected more than 142,000 people, causing 5,000 deaths and spreading across more than 130 countries worldwide. The spreading capacity of the virus clearly demonstrates the potential threat of respiratory viruses to human health, thereby reiterating to the governments around the world that preventive health policies and scientific research are pivotal to overcoming the crisis. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes flu-like symptoms in most cases. However, approximately 15% of the patients need hospitalization, and 5% require assisted ventilation, depending on the cohorts studied. What is intriguing, however, is the higher susceptibility of the elderly, especially individuals who are older than 60 years of age, and have comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, the death rate in this group may be up to 10-12%. Interestingly, children are somehow less susceptible and are not considered as a risk group. Therefore, in this review, we discuss some possible molecular and cellular mechanisms by virtue of which the elderly subjects may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Toward this, we raise two main points, i) increased ACE-2 expression in pulmonary and heart tissues in users of chronic angiotensin 1 receptor (AT1R) blockers; and ii) antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) after previous exposure to other circulating coronaviruses. We believe that these points are pivotal for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, and must be carefully addressed by physicians and scientists in the field.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #687442
    Database COVID19

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  6. Article ; Online: Susceptibility of the Elderly to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

    Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Nakaya, Helder

    Clinics; v.; e1912 ; Clinics; Vol. 75 (2020); e1912 ; Clinics; Vol 75 (2020); e1912 ; 1980-5322 ; 1807-5932

    ACE-2 Overexpression, Shedding, and Antibodydependent Enhancement (ADE)

    2020  Volume 75

    Abstract: The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has ... ...

    Abstract The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has currently infected more than 142,000 people, causing 5,000 deaths and spreading across more than 130 countries worldwide. The spreading capacity of the virus clearly demonstrates the potential threat of respiratory viruses to human health, thereby reiterating to the governments around the world that preventive health policies and scientific research are pivotal to overcoming the crisis. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes flu-like symptoms in most cases. However, approximately 15% of the patients need hospitalization, and 5% require assisted ventilation, depending on the cohorts studied. What is intriguing, however, is the higher susceptibility of the elderly, especially individuals who are older than 60 years of age, and have comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, the death rate in this group may be up to 10-12%. Interestingly, children are somehow less susceptible and are not considered as a risk group. Therefore, in this review, we discuss some possible molecular and cellular mechanisms by virtue of which the elderly subjects may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Toward this, we raise two main points, i) increased ACE-2 expression in pulmonary and heart tissues in users of chronic angiotensin 1 receptor (AT1R) blockers; and ii) antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) after previous exposure to other circulating coronaviruses. We believe that these points are pivotal for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19, and must be carefully addressed by physicians and scientists in the field.
    Keywords SARS-CoV-2 ; Immunopathology ; ACE-2 ; covid19
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-26
    Publisher Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
    Publishing country br
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Unraveling the Link Between Mitochondrial Dynamics and Neuroinflammation.

    de Oliveira, Lilian Gomes / Angelo, Yan de Souza / Iglesias, Antonio H / Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann

    Frontiers in immunology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 624919

    Abstract: Neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases are a major public health problem worldwide, especially with the increase of life-expectancy observed during the last decades. For many of these diseases, we still lack a full understanding of their ... ...

    Abstract Neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases are a major public health problem worldwide, especially with the increase of life-expectancy observed during the last decades. For many of these diseases, we still lack a full understanding of their etiology and pathophysiology. Nonetheless their association with mitochondrial dysfunction highlights this organelle as an important player during CNS homeostasis and disease. Markers of Parkinson (PD) and Alzheimer (AD) diseases are able to induce innate immune pathways induced by alterations in mitochondrial Ca
    MeSH term(s) Alarmins/metabolism ; Animals ; Brain/immunology ; Brain/metabolism ; Brain/pathology ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Humans ; Inflammation/immunology ; Inflammation/metabolism ; Inflammation/pathology ; Inflammation Mediators/metabolism ; Mitochondria/immunology ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondria/pathology ; Mitochondrial Dynamics ; Nerve Degeneration ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/immunology ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/pathology ; Neuroimmunomodulation
    Chemical Substances Alarmins ; Cytokines ; Inflammation Mediators
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.624919
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  8. Article: Zika-related microcephaly in experimental models.

    Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Braga, Patrícia Cristina Baleeiro Beltrão

    Temperature (Austin, Tex.)

    2016  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 13–14

    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-08-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ISSN 2332-8940
    ISSN 2332-8940
    DOI 10.1080/23328940.2016.1208319
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  9. Article ; Online: Viral receptors for flaviviruses: Not only gatekeepers.

    Oliveira, Lilian G / Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann

    Journal of leukocyte biology

    2019  Volume 106, Issue 3, Page(s) 695–701

    Abstract: Arboviruses have been a huge threat for human health since the discovery of yellow fever virus in 1901. Arboviruses are arthropod born viruses, mainly transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks, responsible for more than thousands of deaths annually. The ... ...

    Abstract Arboviruses have been a huge threat for human health since the discovery of yellow fever virus in 1901. Arboviruses are arthropod born viruses, mainly transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks, responsible for more than thousands of deaths annually. The Flavivirideae family is probably the most clinically relevant, as it is composed of very important agents, such as dengue, yellow fever, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, and, recently, Zika virus. Intriguingly, despite their structural and genomic similarities, flaviviruses may cause conditions ranging from mild infections with fever, cutaneous rash, and headache, to very severe cases, such as hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and microcephaly. These differences may greatly rely on viral burden, tissue tropism, and mechanisms of immune evasion that may depend on both viral and host genetic factors. Unfortunately, very little is known about the biology of these factors, and how they orchestrate these differences. In this context, viral structural proteins and host cellular receptors may have a great relevance, as their interaction dictates not only viral tissue tropism, but also a plethora on intracellular mechanisms that may greatly account for either failure or success of infection. A great number of viral receptors have been described so far, although there is still a huge gap in understanding their overall role during infection. Here we discuss some important aspects triggered after the interaction of flaviviruses and host membrane receptors, and how they change the overall outcome of the infection.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Flavivirus/metabolism ; Humans ; Integrins/metabolism ; Phosphatidylserines/metabolism ; Receptors, Virus/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Integrins ; Phosphatidylserines ; Receptors, Virus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 605722-6
    ISSN 1938-3673 ; 0741-5400
    ISSN (online) 1938-3673
    ISSN 0741-5400
    DOI 10.1002/JLB.MR1118-460R
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  10. Article ; Online: Targeting adrenergic receptors to mitigate invariant natural killer T cells-induced acute liver injury.

    Gonzatti, Michelangelo Bauwelz / Freire, Beatriz Marton / Antunes, Maísa Mota / de Menezes, Gustavo Batista / Talbot, Jhimmy / Peron, Jean Pierre Schatzmann / Basso, Alexandre Salgado / Keller, Alexandre Castro

    iScience

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 10, Page(s) 107947

    Abstract: Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cell activation by α-galactosylceramide (αGC) potentiates cytotoxic immune responses against tumors. However, αGC-induced liver injury is a limiting factor for iNKT-based immunotherapy. Although adrenergic receptor ... ...

    Abstract Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cell activation by α-galactosylceramide (αGC) potentiates cytotoxic immune responses against tumors. However, αGC-induced liver injury is a limiting factor for iNKT-based immunotherapy. Although adrenergic receptor stimulation is an important immunosuppressive signal that curbs tissue damage induced by inflammation, its effect on the antitumor activity of invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells remains unclear. We use mouse models and pharmacological tools to show that the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) inhibits αGC-induced liver injury without impairing iNKT cells' antitumoral functions. Mechanistically, SNS stimulation prevents the collateral effect of TNF-α production by iNKT cells and neutrophil accumulation in hepatic parenchyma. Our results suggest that the modulation of the adrenergic signaling can be a complementary approach to αGC-based immunotherapy to mitigate iNKT-induced liver injury without compromising its antitumoral activity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107947
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