Sialylated Glycan Bindings from SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Blood and Endothelial Cells Govern the Severe Morbidities of COVID-19
Scheim D, Vottero P, Santin A, Hirsh A. Sialylated Glycan Bindings from SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Blood and Endothelial Cells Govern the Severe Morbidities of COVID-19. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 17039. PMID: 38069362, PMCID: PMC10871123, DOI: 10.3390/ijms242317039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinRed blood cellsCOVID-19Severe COVID-19 patientsSpike proteinSevere COVID-19COVID-19 correlatesCOVID-19 patientsCommon cold infectionsCOVID-19 morbidityLong-COVID patientsFuture therapeutic strategiesSARS-CoV-2Key risk factorsKey morbiditiesSurface of plateletsSevere morbidityClinical efficacyVascular damageViral loadMicrovascular occlusionRisk factorsCOVID patientsClinical studiesClinical susceptibility