Azevedo, Rafael Bellotti Botelho, Bruna Gopp Hollanda, João Victor Gonçalves de Ferreira, Leonardo Villa Leão Andrade, Letícia Zarur Junqueira de Oei, Stephanie Si Min Lilienwald Mello, Tomás de Souza Muxfeldt, Elizabeth Silaid
Abstract Acute cardiac injury is associated with higher mortality in patients with the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the exact etiology can be challenging to diagnose in the emergency setting during the pandemic. From a pathophysiological perspective, SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by an overproduction of inflammatory cytokin...
Silva, Rosalva Raimundo da Guilhermino, Geyssyka Morganna Soares Oliveira Neto, Barnabé Lucas de Lira Neto, José Bonifácio de
Abstract Objectives: to analyze how the disseminationof COVID-19 occurred in the cities of Pernambuco State, Northeast in Brazil. Methods: descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study whose units of analysis were the 184 cities and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago which constitutes the state of Pernambuco. Geoprocessing techniques used QGis 3.14....
Nsanzabera, Charles
Abstract Hypertension remains a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is not a coincidence that 23% to 30% of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) confirmed cases are hypertensive patients, and the case-fatality rate of adult COVID-19 cases with hypertension was estimated at 6%. It is important that hypertensive patients be aware of th...
Pastor Bandeira, Isabelle Sordi Chara, Beatriz Meneguzzi de Carvalho, Giovani Magno Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius
Abstract There have been several clinical manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection since 2019, including dermatological signs and symptoms. In this article, the authors report a case of a previously healthy patient with COVID-19 who was mistakenly diagnosed with dengue fever due to a skin rash. By the time the patient's investigation was...
Mohamud, Yasir Xue, Yuan Chao Liu, Huitao Ng, Chen Seng Bahreyni, Amirhossein Jan, Eric Luo, Honglin
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
• ULK1 is a novel target of betacoronavirus . • SARS-COV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro) cleaves ULK1 after G499. • PLpro disrupts ULK1 complex and cellular autophagy. • ULK1 is required early but dispensable during late MHV-A59 infection.
Brazão, Stephani Correia Autran, Lis Jappour Lopes, Rosane de Oliveira Scaramello, Christianne Brêtas Vieira Brito, Fernanda Carla Ferreira de Motta, Nadia Alice Vieira
Abstract Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are antimalarial drugs, with anti-inflammatory properties that justify their use in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatic diseases. A pandemic caused by the new coronavirus led the entire world’s scientific community to look for drugs already available on the market, capab...
Araújo, Claudio Gil Soares de
Azevedo, Rafael Bellotti Botelho, Bruna Gopp Hollanda, João Victor Gonçalves de Ferreira, Leonardo Villa Leão Andrade, Letícia Zarur Junqueira de Oei, Stephanie Si Min Lilienwald Mello, Tomás de Souza Muxfeldt, Elizabeth Silaid
Abstract Acute cardiac injury is associated with higher mortality in patients with the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the exact etiology can be challenging to diagnose in the emergency setting during the pandemic. From a pathophysiological perspective, SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by an overproduction of inflammatory cytokin...
Costa, Rafael Lessa da Sória, Taíza Corrêa Salles, Eliene Ferreira Gerecht, Ana Venâncio Corvisier, Maurício Faria Menezes, Márcia Adélia de Magalhães Ávila, Carla da Silveira Silva, Eduardo Costa de Freitas Pereira, Sara Regina Neto Simvoulidis, Luiz Fernando Nogueira
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Abstract Introduction: There is little data in the literature on acute kidney injury (AKI) in Covid-19 cases, although relevant in clinical practice in the ICU, especially in Brazil. Our goal was to identify the incidence of AKI, predictive factors and impact on hospital mortality. Method: Retrospective cohort of patients with Covid-19 admitted to ...
Santos, Bruna Silva dos Santos, Fernanda Silva dos Ribeiro, Elaine Rossi
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the current scientific literature to document, in an integrative review, the main findings that correlate Kawasaki disease (KD) to COVID-19. Data sources: The search was carried out in June 2020 in the following databases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), periódico da CAPES and U.S National Library of Medicine (PubM...