C1 esterase inhibitor and the contact system in COVID-19.
Br J Haematol
; 190(4): 520-524, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-707353
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with severe systemic consequences, including vasculitis, a hyperinflammatory state and hypercoagulation. The mechanisms leading to these life-threatening abnormalities are multifactorial. Based on the analysis of publicly available interactomes, we propose that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection directly causes a deficiency in C1 esterase inhibitor, a pathogen-specific mechanism that may help explain significant systemic abnormalities in patients with COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Haematol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjh.16938
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