SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 subunit induces hypercoagulability
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), is characterized by a range of clinical presentations. The vascular complications of the condition include a range of various coagulopathies that cause bleeding and thrombocytopenia or a hypercoagulable state. A new preprint research paper posted to the
medRxiv server describes the role of a fibrinogen-related protein in inducing these clinical features of COVID-19.
Cytokine dysregulation
Earlier research has shown a change in circulating cytokines involved in the inflammatory and coagulation pathways, indicating dysregulation of these biomarkers and the endothelium. These include fibrin(ogen), D-dimer, P-selectin and von Willebrand Factor (VWF), C-reactive protein (CRP), and other cytokines that bind to endothelial receptors.
Circulating antiphospholipid antibodies drive endothelial cell activation in COVID-19
With the emergence of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), researchers have been closely investigating the complex interplay between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the human immune system, and COVID-19 disease severity.
Signaling proteins called cytokines cascade up to dangerous levels, leading to a cytokine storm that damages the body s cells (self). High levels of intravascular neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) or inflammatory cell remnants amplify thrombosis. Synergistically, all of these results in macrovascular and microvascular thrombosis during a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Although the endothelial cell activation is identified as part of the COVID-19 thrombo-inflammatory storm, this activation s upstream mediators are unknown. In a recent
The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the pathogen responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Approximately 20-55% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are reported to have deranged hemostatic laboratory parameters, which suggests coagulopathy.
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