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
2019
When “B” becomes “A”: the emerging threat of influenza B virus
Sharma L, Rebaza A, Dela Cruz CS. When “B” becomes “A”: the emerging threat of influenza B virus. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1901325. PMID: 31416813, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01325-2019.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsInfluenza B virusInfluenza BB virusHigh mortality rateInfluenza AMortality rateEnteric Virus Surveillance SystemInfluenza virusInfluenza B infectionVirus Surveillance SystemAvailability of vaccinesSevere lung infectionYears of ageStrains of influenzaVictoria-like strainsHuman respiratory tractLethal infectious diseaseNational RespiratoryB infectionHIV patientsPediatric populationLung infectionRespiratory tractSevere diseaseWorse disease