IL-13 as a target to alleviate severe COVID-19 and restore lung homeostasis

IL-13 is a therapeutic target in radiation lung injury

Pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal late adverse event of thoracic irradiation. Prior research indicates that unrestrained TGF-β1 and/or type 2 cytokine-driven immune responses promote fibrosis following radiation injury, but the full spectrum of factors governing this pathology remains unclear. Interleukin 13 (IL-13) is a key factor in fibrotic disease associated with helminth infection...

Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Presenting with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report from Iran

The 2019 Coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has spread to over two hundred countries worldwide, affecting > 170 million people and causing >3,500,000 deaths (May 29, 2021). Severe COVID-19 disease mostly disturbs the respiratory system, but gastrointestinal symptoms, including vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, are also present. Herein, we are reporting a COVID-19 patient with acute pancreatit...

Sinoorbital Mucormycosis as a Late Complications of Covid-19

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare, progressive, and dangerous fungal infection with a high mortality rate. There have been several reports of increased mucormycosis rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Case Presentation: Here, we report a 69 years old men of sinoorbital mucormycosis as a late complication of COVID-19. Endoscopic sinus surgery was performed underwent general anesthesia and all...

Social Resilience as a Protection Against COVID-19 Outbreak

Disasters whether natural or man-made occur from time to time and are accompanied by financial and human casualties. Their harmful effects are sometimes immense mostly on the poor, the illiterate, and marginalized people. This condition may be worsened when the governments have no financial support for the poor to save their lives.

Introducing an index to predict lung involvement deficiency in hypertensive patients with COVID-19