2024
Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Cytokines during Influenza and COVID-19
Chang D, Dela Cruz C, Sharma L. Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Cytokines during Influenza and COVID-19. Viruses 2024, 16: 308. PMID: 38400083, PMCID: PMC10892676, DOI: 10.3390/v16020308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetrimental effects of cytokinesEffects of cytokinesSignaling moleculesUnfavorable outcomeMyriad processesPathological functionsCytokine effectsInflammatory cytokinesAntiviral cytokinesCytokinesViral infectionDisease severityPathological consequencesHomeostatic functionsOrganism deathDisease
2020
Severe respiratory viral infection induces procalcitonin in the absence of bacterial pneumonia
Gautam S, Cohen AJ, Stahl Y, Toro P, Young GM, Datta R, Yan X, Ristic NT, Bermejo SD, Sharma L, Restrepo M, Dela Cruz CS. Severe respiratory viral infection induces procalcitonin in the absence of bacterial pneumonia. Thorax 2020, 75: 974-981. PMID: 32826284, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPure viral infectionBacterial coinfectionViral infectionInfluenza infectionSevere respiratory viral infectionsAbility of procalcitoninRetrospective cohort studyViral respiratory infectionsRespiratory viral infectionsMarker of severityRespiratory viral illnessSevere viral infectionsSpecificity of procalcitoninCharacteristic curve analysisCellular modelHigher procalcitoninProcalcitonin expressionElevated procalcitoninCohort studyViral illnessRespiratory infectionsAntibiotic administrationBacterial pneumoniaSevere diseaseProcalcitonin