Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Spike-1 Protein’s Decreased Binding Affinity to α7nAChr: Implications for Autonomic Dysregulation of the Parasympathetic Nervous System and the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway—An In Silico Analysis
Doria D, Santin A, Tuszynski J, Scheim D, Aminpour M. Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Spike-1 Protein’s Decreased Binding Affinity to α7nAChr: Implications for Autonomic Dysregulation of the Parasympathetic Nervous System and the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway—An In Silico Analysis. BioMedInformatics 2022, 2: 553-564. DOI: 10.3390/biomedinformatics2040035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpike 1 proteinCholinergic anti-inflammatory pathwayAnti-inflammatory pathwayGenetic alterationsParasympathetic nervous systemOmicron infectionCOVID-19 variantsAutonomic dysregulationClinical dataPreclinical resultsNatural immunitySevere formAnimal modelsNervous systemΑ7nAChRTherapeutic antibodiesAttenuation of virulenceCOVID-19InfectionPrevious variantsAttenuated natureOmicronDominant strainAlterationsHumans