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SUBMITTER: Upadhya S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8873036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Upadhya Samsara S Rehman Jalees J Malik Asrar B AB Chen Shuibing S
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) 20211026 2
The lung is the major target organ of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes COVID-19. Here, we outline the multistep mechanisms of lung epithelial and endothelial injury induced by SARS-CoV-2: direct viral infection, chemokine/cytokine-mediated damage, and immune cell-mediated lung injury. Finally, we discuss the recent progress in terms of antiviral therapeutics as well as the development of anti-inflammatory or immunomodulatory therapeutic approaches. This review also provides a systematic overvi ...[more]