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  1. Article: SARS-CoV-2: theoretical analysis of the proposed algorithms to the enhancement and segmentation of high-resolution microscopy images-Part II.

    Rodríguez, Roberto / Mondeja, Brian A / Valdes, Odalys / Resik, Sonia / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Acosta, Emilio F / González, Yorexis / Kourí, Vivian / Díaz, Angelina / Guzmán, María G

    Signal, image and video processing

    2022  Volume 16, Issue 3, Page(s) 595–604

    Abstract: Today is a reality that the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 has become a global pandemic. For this reason, the study of real microscopic images of this coronavirus is of great importance, as it allows us to carry out a more precise research on it. However, ... ...

    Abstract Today is a reality that the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 has become a global pandemic. For this reason, the study of real microscopic images of this coronavirus is of great importance, as it allows us to carry out a more precise research on it. However, as we pointed out in a former paper as reported by Roberto Rodríguez (SARS-CoV-2: Enhancement and Segmentation of High-Resolution Microscopy Images. Part I", Sent to Signal, Image and Video Processing Video Processing, Springer, New York, 2020), many times these microscopic images present some blurring problems, which are always susceptible to be improved. The aim of this work is to carry out a theoretical analysis of the proposed algorithms to enhancement and segmentation of these microscopic images, which is important for the design and development of future algorithms before new epidemics.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2391619-9
    ISSN 1863-1711 ; 1863-1703
    ISSN (online) 1863-1711
    ISSN 1863-1703
    DOI 10.1007/s11760-021-02045-7
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  2. Article: SARS-CoV-2: enhancement and segmentation of high-resolution microscopy images-Part I.

    Rodríguez, Roberto / Mondeja, Brian A / Valdés, Odalys / Resik, Sonia / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Acosta, Emilio F / González, Yorexis / Kourí, Vivian / Díaz, Angelina / Guzmán, María G

    Signal, image and video processing

    2021  Volume 15, Issue 8, Page(s) 1713–1721

    Abstract: Possibly, and due to poor eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle, many viruses are transmitted to human people. Such is the case, of the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, which has expanded of exponential way, practically, to whole world population. For this ... ...

    Abstract Possibly, and due to poor eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle, many viruses are transmitted to human people. Such is the case, of the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, which has expanded of exponential way, practically, to whole world population. For this reason, the enhancement of real microscopic images of this coronavirus is of great importance. Of this way, one can highlight the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2391619-9
    ISSN 1863-1711 ; 1863-1703
    ISSN (online) 1863-1711
    ISSN 1863-1703
    DOI 10.1007/s11760-021-01912-7
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  3. Article: SARS-CoV-2: preliminary study of infected human nasopharyngeal tissue by high resolution microscopy

    Mondeja, Brian / Valdes, Odalys / Resik, Sonia / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Acosta, Emilio / Montalván, Adelmo / Paez, Amira / Mune, Mayra / Rodríguez, Roberto / Valdés, Juan / Gonzalez, Guelsys / Sanchez, Daisy / Falcón, Viviana / González, Yorexis / Kourí, Vivian / Díaz, Angelina / Guzmán, María

    Virology journal. 2021 Dec., v. 18, no. 1

    2021  

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19. This virus has become one of the most dangerous in recent times with a very high rate of transmission. At present, several publications show the typical crown-shape of the ...

    Institution The IPK Virology Research Group
    Abstract BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19. This virus has become one of the most dangerous in recent times with a very high rate of transmission. At present, several publications show the typical crown-shape of the novel coronavirus grown in cell cultures. However, an integral ultramicroscopy study done directly from clinical specimens has not been published. METHODS: Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from 12 Cuban individuals, six asymptomatic and RT-PCR negative (negative control) and six others from a COVID-19 symptomatic and RT-PCR positive for SARS CoV-2. Samples were treated with an aldehyde solution and processed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confocal microscopy (CM) and, atomic force microscopy. Improvement and segmentation of coronavirus images were performed by a novel mathematical image enhancement algorithm. RESULTS: The images of the negative control sample showed the characteristic healthy microvilli morphology at the apical region of the nasal epithelial cells. As expected, they do not display virus-like structures. The images of the positive sample showed characteristic coronavirus-like particles and evident destruction of microvilli. In some regions, virions budding through the cell membrane were observed. Microvilli destruction could explain the anosmia reported by some patients. Virus-particles emerging from the cell-surface with a variable size ranging from 80 to 400 nm were observed by SEM. Viral antigen was identified in the apical cells zone by CM. CONCLUSIONS: The integral microscopy study showed that SARS-CoV-2 has a similar image to SARS-CoV. The application of several high-resolution microscopy techniques to nasopharyngeal samples awaits future use.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; aldehydes ; algorithms ; atomic force microscopy ; confocal microscopy ; epithelium ; etiological agents ; humans ; microvilli ; nose ; viral antigens ; virology ; viruses
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-12
    Size p. 149.
    Publishing place BioMed Central
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2160640-7
    ISSN 1743-422X
    ISSN 1743-422X
    DOI 10.1186/s12985-021-01620-1
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  4. Article: Morphological and molecular characterization supporting Amblyomma mixtum presence in Cuba

    Encinosa, Pedro E / García, Yuselys / Lleonart, Ricardo / Aliaga, Daniela / Fernández, Yilian / Bello, Yamil / la Guardia, Carolina de / González, Yorexis / Díaz, Angelina / Estrada, Mario Pablo / Rodríguez-Mallon, Alina

    Ticks and tick-borne diseases. 2021 Jan., v. 12, no. 1

    2021  

    Abstract: Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787 (Acari: Ixodidae) is a widely distributed tick taxon. Recent studies have reassessed this taxon as a complex of six species. Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844 has been suggested by some authors as the only species of this ... ...

    Abstract Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787 (Acari: Ixodidae) is a widely distributed tick taxon. Recent studies have reassessed this taxon as a complex of six species. Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844 has been suggested by some authors as the only species of this complex that is present in Cuba. Other authors have pointed a niche overlapping for A. mixtum and A. cajennense s.s. in the country. Detailed taxonomic studies on the Cuban species belonging to this complex are needed in order to evaluate their current distribution according to the recent classification. This study aimed to characterize Cuban populations from the A. cajennense complex by using tick samples obtained from 3 occidental provinces and 1 central province of the country. Morphological identification and measurements of the main relevant taxonomic structures were conducted by using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Phylogenetic analyzes were carried out with 16S ribosomal RNA, internal transcribed spacer 2 and the subunit I of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene sequences. The results of these studies demonstrated that all samples belonged to the species A. mixtum (Koch, 1844). This study constitutes the first molecular characterization of this Amblyomma species in Cuba. Further studies will be necessary in order to corroborate if A. cajennense s.s. is also present in the island.
    Keywords Amblyomma cajennense ; Amblyomma mixtum ; cytochrome-c oxidase ; internal transcribed spacers ; mitochondria ; phylogeny ; ribosomal DNA ; ribosomal RNA ; scanning electron microscopy ; tick-borne diseases ; ticks ; Cuba
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-01
    Publishing place Elsevier GmbH
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2541872-5
    ISSN 1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
    ISSN (online) 1877-9603
    ISSN 1877-959X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101602
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  5. Article ; Online: Morphological and molecular characterization supporting Amblyomma mixtum presence in Cuba.

    Encinosa, Pedro E / García, Yuselys / Lleonart, Ricardo / Aliaga, Daniela / Fernández, Yilian / Bello, Yamil / la Guardia, Carolina de / González, Yorexis / Díaz, Angelina / Estrada, Mario Pablo / Rodríguez-Mallon, Alina

    Ticks and tick-borne diseases

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 101602

    Abstract: Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787 (Acari: Ixodidae) is a widely distributed tick taxon. Recent studies have reassessed this taxon as a complex of six species. Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844 has been suggested by some authors as the only species of this ... ...

    Abstract Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787 (Acari: Ixodidae) is a widely distributed tick taxon. Recent studies have reassessed this taxon as a complex of six species. Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844 has been suggested by some authors as the only species of this complex that is present in Cuba. Other authors have pointed a niche overlapping for A. mixtum and A. cajennense s.s. in the country. Detailed taxonomic studies on the Cuban species belonging to this complex are needed in order to evaluate their current distribution according to the recent classification. This study aimed to characterize Cuban populations from the A. cajennense complex by using tick samples obtained from 3 occidental provinces and 1 central province of the country. Morphological identification and measurements of the main relevant taxonomic structures were conducted by using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Phylogenetic analyzes were carried out with 16S ribosomal RNA, internal transcribed spacer 2 and the subunit I of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene sequences. The results of these studies demonstrated that all samples belonged to the species A. mixtum (Koch, 1844). This study constitutes the first molecular characterization of this Amblyomma species in Cuba. Further studies will be necessary in order to corroborate if A. cajennense s.s. is also present in the island.
    MeSH term(s) Amblyomma/anatomy & histology ; Amblyomma/genetics ; Amblyomma/growth & development ; Animal Distribution ; Animals ; Cuba ; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/analysis ; Dogs/parasitology ; Electron Transport Complex IV/analysis ; Female ; Horses/parasitology ; Larva/anatomy & histology ; Larva/genetics ; Larva/growth & development ; Male ; Nymph/anatomy & histology ; Nymph/genetics ; Nymph/growth & development ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis ; Sheep, Domestic/parasitology
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ; Electron Transport Complex IV (EC 1.9.3.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-27
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2541872-5
    ISSN 1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
    ISSN (online) 1877-9603
    ISSN 1877-959X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101602
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  6. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2: preliminary study of infected human nasopharyngeal tissue by high resolution microscopy.

    Mondeja, Brian / Valdes, Odalys / Resik, Sonia / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Acosta, Emilio / Montalván, Adelmo / Paez, Amira / Mune, Mayra / Rodríguez, Roberto / Valdés, Juan / Gonzalez, Guelsys / Sanchez, Daisy / Falcón, Viviana / González, Yorexis / Kourí, Vivian / Díaz, Angelina / Guzmán, María

    Virology journal

    2021  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 149

    Abstract: Background: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19. This virus has become one of the most dangerous in recent times with a very high rate of transmission. At present, several publications show the typical crown-shape of ... ...

    Abstract Background: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19. This virus has become one of the most dangerous in recent times with a very high rate of transmission. At present, several publications show the typical crown-shape of the novel coronavirus grown in cell cultures. However, an integral ultramicroscopy study done directly from clinical specimens has not been published.
    Methods: Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from 12 Cuban individuals, six asymptomatic and RT-PCR negative (negative control) and six others from a COVID-19 symptomatic and RT-PCR positive for SARS CoV-2. Samples were treated with an aldehyde solution and processed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confocal microscopy (CM) and, atomic force microscopy. Improvement and segmentation of coronavirus images were performed by a novel mathematical image enhancement algorithm.
    Results: The images of the negative control sample showed the characteristic healthy microvilli morphology at the apical region of the nasal epithelial cells. As expected, they do not display virus-like structures. The images of the positive sample showed characteristic coronavirus-like particles and evident destruction of microvilli. In some regions, virions budding through the cell membrane were observed. Microvilli destruction could explain the anosmia reported by some patients. Virus-particles emerging from the cell-surface with a variable size ranging from 80 to 400 nm were observed by SEM. Viral antigen was identified in the apical cells zone by CM.
    Conclusions: The integral microscopy study showed that SARS-CoV-2 has a similar image to SARS-CoV. The application of several high-resolution microscopy techniques to nasopharyngeal samples awaits future use.
    MeSH term(s) Antigens, Viral/metabolism ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/pathology ; COVID-19/virology ; Epithelial Cells/ultrastructure ; Epithelial Cells/virology ; Humans ; Image Enhancement ; Microscopy ; Microvilli/ultrastructure ; Nasal Mucosa/ultrastructure ; Nasal Mucosa/virology ; Nasopharynx/ultrastructure ; Nasopharynx/virology ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; SARS-CoV-2/ultrastructure ; Virion/ultrastructure
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1743-422X
    ISSN (online) 1743-422X
    DOI 10.1186/s12985-021-01620-1
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  7. Article ; Online: The microglial NLRP3 inflammasome is involved in human SARS-CoV-2 cerebral pathogenicity: A report of three post-mortem cases.

    Cama, Viviana Falcón / Marín-Prida, Javier / Acosta-Rivero, Nelson / Acosta, Emilio F / Díaz, Leonardo Oramas / Casadesús, Ana V / Fernández-Marrero, Briandy / Gilva-Rodríguez, Nathalie / Cremata-García, Daina / Cervantes-Llanos, Majel / Piniella-Matamoros, Beatriz / Sánchez, Daisy / Del Rosario-Cruz, Leticia / Borrajero, Israel / Díaz, Angelina / González, Yorexis / Pentón-Arias, Eduardo / Montero-González, Teresita / Guillen-Nieto, Gerardo /
    Pentón-Rol, Giselle

    Journal of neuroimmunology

    2021  Volume 361, Page(s) 577728

    Abstract: We herein report, by using confocal immunofluorescence, the colocalization of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid within neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia in three deceased COVID-19 cases, of between 78 and 85 years of age at death. The viral ... ...

    Abstract We herein report, by using confocal immunofluorescence, the colocalization of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid within neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia in three deceased COVID-19 cases, of between 78 and 85 years of age at death. The viral nucleocapsid was detected together with its ACE2 cell entry receptor, as well as the NLRP3 inflammasome in cerebral cortical tissues. It is noteworthy that NLRP3 was colocalized with CD68 + macrophages in the brain and lung of the deceased, suggesting the critical role of this type of inflammasome in SARS-CoV-2 lesions of the nervous system/lungs and supporting its potential role as a therapeutic target.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Astrocytes/virology ; Autopsy ; Brain/immunology ; Brain/pathology ; Brain/virology ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/pathology ; COVID-19/virology ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammasomes/immunology ; Male ; Microglia/immunology ; Microglia/virology ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/immunology ; Neurons/virology ; Nucleocapsid ; Oligodendroglia/virology ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity
    Chemical Substances Inflammasomes ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; NLRP3 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-29
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 8335-5
    ISSN 1872-8421 ; 0165-5728
    ISSN (online) 1872-8421
    ISSN 0165-5728
    DOI 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577728
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  8. Article ; Online: Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in postmortem lung, kidney, and liver samples, revealing cellular targets involved in COVID-19 pathogenesis.

    Falcón-Cama, Viviana / Montero-González, Teresita / Acosta-Medina, Emilio F / Guillen-Nieto, Gerardo / Berlanga-Acosta, Jorge / Fernández-Ortega, Celia / Alfonso-Falcón, Anabel / Gilva-Rodríguez, Nathalie / López-Nocedo, Lilianne / Cremata-García, Daina / Matos-Terrero, Mariuska / Pentón-Rol, Giselle / Valdés, Iris / Oramas-Díaz, Leonardo / Suarez-Batista, Anamarys / Noa-Romero, Enrique / Cruz-Sui, Otto / Sánchez, Daisy / Borrego-Díaz, Amanda I /
    Valdés-Carreras, Juan E / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Suárez-Alba, José / Valdés-Véliz, Rodolfo / Bergado, Gretchen / González, Miguel A / Hernandez, Tays / Alvarez-Arzola, Rydell / Ramírez-Suárez, Anna C / Casillas-Casanova, Dionne / Lemos-Pérez, Gilda / Blanco-Águila, Omar R / Díaz, Angelina / González, Yorexis / Bequet-Romero, Mónica / Marín-Prida, Javier / Hernández-Perera, Julio C / Del Rosario-Cruz, Leticia / Marin-Díaz, Alina P / González-Bravo, Maritza / Borrajero, Israel / Acosta-Rivero, Nelson

    Archives of virology

    2023  Volume 168, Issue 3, Page(s) 96

    Abstract: There is an urgent need to understand severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-host interactions involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, which might contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets. In this study, we ... ...

    Abstract There is an urgent need to understand severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-host interactions involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, which might contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets. In this study, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in postmortem lung, kidney, and liver samples of patients who died with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its relationship with host factors involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, using microscopy-based methods. The cases analyzed showed advanced stages of diffuse acute alveolar damage and fibrosis. We identified the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (NC) in a variety of cells, colocalizing with mitochondrial proteins, lipid droplets (LDs), and key host proteins that have been implicated in inflammation, tissue repair, and the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle (vimentin, NLRP3, fibronectin, LC3B, DDX3X, and PPARγ), pointing to vimentin and LDs as platforms involved not only in the viral life cycle but also in inflammation and pathogenesis. SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a patient´s nasal swab was grown in cell culture and used to infect hamsters. Target cells identified in human tissue samples included lung epithelial and endothelial cells; lipogenic fibroblast-like cells (FLCs) showing features of lipofibroblasts such as activated PPARγ signaling and LDs; lung FLCs expressing fibronectin and vimentin and macrophages, both with evidence of NLRP3- and IL1β-induced responses; regulatory cells expressing immune-checkpoint proteins involved in lung repair responses and contributing to inflammatory responses in the lung; CD34
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/pathology ; Fibronectins ; Vimentin ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Endothelial Cells ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; PPAR gamma ; Lung ; Inflammation/pathology ; Kidney ; Liver
    Chemical Substances Fibronectins ; Vimentin ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; PPAR gamma
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-26
    Publishing country Austria
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 7491-3
    ISSN 1432-8798 ; 0304-8608
    ISSN (online) 1432-8798
    ISSN 0304-8608
    DOI 10.1007/s00705-023-05711-y
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  9. Article ; Online: Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in postmortem lung, kidney, and liver samples, revealing cellular targets involved in COVID-19 pathogenesis

    Falcón-Cama, Viviana / Montero-González, Teresita / Acosta-Medina, Emilio F. / Guillen-Nieto, Gerardo / Berlanga-Acosta, Jorge / Fernández-Ortega, Celia / Alfonso-Falcón, Anabel / Gilva-Rodríguez, Nathalie / López-Nocedo, Lilianne / Cremata-García, Daina / Matos-Terrero, Mariuska / Penton-Rol, Giselle / Valdés, Iris / Oramas-Díaz, Leonardo / Suarez-Batista, Anamarys / Noa-Romero, Enrique / Cruz-Sui, Otto / Sánchez, Daisy / Borrego-Díaz, Amanda I. /
    Valdés-Carreras, Juan E. / Vizcaino, Ananayla / Suárez-Alba, José / Valdés-Véliz, Rodolfo / Bergado, Gretchen / González, Miguel A. / Hernandez, Tays / Alvarez-Arzola, Rydell / Ramírez-Suárez, Anna C. / Casillas-Casanova, Dionne / Lemos-Pérez, Gilda / Blanco-Águila, Omar R. / Díaz, Angelina / González, Yorexis / Bequet-Romero, Mónica / Marín-Prida, Javier / Hernández-Perera, Julio C. / del Rosario-Cruz, Leticia / Marin-Díaz, Alina P. / González-Bravo, Maritza / Borrajero, Israel / Acosta-Rivero, Nelson

    Arch Virol. 2023 Mar., v. 168, no. 3 p.96-96

    2023  

    Abstract: There is an urgent need to understand severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-host interactions involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, which might contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets. In this study, we ... ...

    Abstract There is an urgent need to understand severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-host interactions involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, which might contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets. In this study, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in postmortem lung, kidney, and liver samples of patients who died with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its relationship with host factors involved in virus spread and pathogenesis, using microscopy-based methods. The cases analyzed showed advanced stages of diffuse acute alveolar damage and fibrosis. We identified the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (NC) in a variety of cells, colocalizing with mitochondrial proteins, lipid droplets (LDs), and key host proteins that have been implicated in inflammation, tissue repair, and the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle (vimentin, NLRP3, fibronectin, LC3B, DDX3X, and PPARγ), pointing to vimentin and LDs as platforms involved not only in the viral life cycle but also in inflammation and pathogenesis. SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a patient´s nasal swab was grown in cell culture and used to infect hamsters. Target cells identified in human tissue samples included lung epithelial and endothelial cells; lipogenic fibroblast-like cells (FLCs) showing features of lipofibroblasts such as activated PPARγ signaling and LDs; lung FLCs expressing fibronectin and vimentin and macrophages, both with evidence of NLRP3- and IL1β-induced responses; regulatory cells expressing immune-checkpoint proteins involved in lung repair responses and contributing to inflammatory responses in the lung; CD34⁺ liver endothelial cells and hepatocytes expressing vimentin; renal interstitial cells; and the juxtaglomerular apparatus. This suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may directly interfere with critical lung, renal, and liver functions involved in COVID-19-pathogenesis.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; cell culture ; epithelium ; fibronectins ; fibrosis ; hepatocytes ; humans ; inflammation ; kidneys ; lipids ; liver ; lungs ; macrophages ; mitochondria ; nose ; nucleocapsid ; pathogenesis ; patients ; therapeutics ; tissue repair ; vimentin ; viruses
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-03
    Size p. 96.
    Publishing place Springer Vienna
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 7491-3
    ISSN 1432-8798 ; 0304-8608
    ISSN (online) 1432-8798
    ISSN 0304-8608
    DOI 10.1007/s00705-023-05711-y
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  10. Article: Treatment of rectovaginal fistula: a 5-year review.

    Casadesus, Damian / Villasana, Luis / Sanchez, Ines M / Diaz, Hector / Chavez, Mariano / Diaz, Angelina

    The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology

    2006  Volume 46, Issue 1, Page(s) 49–51

    Abstract: This paper presents a chart review of 17 patients who had been treated for rectovaginal fistula (RVF) from 1996 to 2000. In most cases (13; 76.5%), the fistula was the result of post-surgical complications. Following vaginal mucosa advancement flap ... ...

    Abstract This paper presents a chart review of 17 patients who had been treated for rectovaginal fistula (RVF) from 1996 to 2000. In most cases (13; 76.5%), the fistula was the result of post-surgical complications. Following vaginal mucosa advancement flap repair or repair after conversion to a fourth-degree perineal laceration, 16 (94%) of the rectovaginal fistulae (during the first attempted repair or after failed treatment) were successfully treated. In all patients but one, faecal diversion was avoided. In two patients, fistulography was both a diagnostic procedure and the method of treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Middle Aged ; Perineum/surgery ; Postoperative Complications ; Rectovaginal Fistula/diagnosis ; Rectovaginal Fistula/etiology ; Rectovaginal Fistula/surgery ; Rectum/surgery ; Reoperation ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgical Flaps ; Treatment Outcome ; Wound Healing
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-02
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 390815-x
    ISSN 1479-828X ; 0004-8666
    ISSN (online) 1479-828X
    ISSN 0004-8666
    DOI 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00514.x
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