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Cytokine Storm in COVID19: A Neural Hypothesis.

Ur, Anoop; Verma, Kavita.

ACS Chem Neurosci ; 11(13): 1868-1870, 2020 07 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-606648

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Cytokine storm in COVID-19 is characterized by an excessive inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 that is caused by a dysregulated immune system of the host. We are proposing a new hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 mediated inflammation of nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) may be responsible for the cytokine storm in COVID 19. The inflamed NTS may result in a dysregulated cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

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Betacoronavirus/metabolism , Coronavirus Infections/metabolism , Cytokines/metabolism , Pneumonia, Viral/metabolism , Solitary Nucleus/metabolism , Axons/immunology , Axons/metabolism , Axons/virology , Betacoronavirus/immunology , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/immunology , Cranial Nerves/immunology , Cranial Nerves/metabolism , Cranial Nerves/virology , Cytokines/immunology , Humans , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/immunology , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/virology , Inflammation Mediators/immunology , Inflammation Mediators/metabolism , Pandemics , Pituitary-Adrenal System/immunology , Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism , Pituitary-Adrenal System/virology , Pneumonia, Viral/immunology , SARS-CoV-2 , Solitary Nucleus/immunology , Solitary Nucleus/virology

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