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COVID-19 and the human innate immune system.

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In this article, a conceptual framework for the interaction of the human innate immune system with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was provided to link the clinical observations with experimental findings that have been made during the first year of the pandemic.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2021-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 422 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Innate immune system & Immune system.

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Immunological mechanisms of vaccine-induced protection against COVID-19 in humans.

TL;DR: Most COVID-19 vaccines have been designed to elicit immune responses, ideally neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein this article.
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Innate immunity: the first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2

TL;DR: Kanneganti et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed the key role played by innate immunity in the control and immunopathology of COVID-19 and discussed innate immune processes involved in SARS-CoV-2 recognition and the resultant inflammation.
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Human genetic and immunological determinants of critical COVID-19 pneumonia

Qian Zhang, +160 more
- 28 Jan 2022 - 
TL;DR: In this article , the molecular and cellular determinants of critical COVID-19 pneumonia were reviewed and the TLR3- and TLR7-dependent production of type I interferons by respiratory epithelial cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, respectively, is essential for host defence against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Vaccines, and Host Immunity

TL;DR: In this article , the authors reviewed both SARS-CoV-2-induced host immune activation and vaccine-induced immune responses, highlighting the responses of immune memory cells that are key indicators of host immunity.
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Monocytes and Macrophages in COVID-19.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline current knowledge on monocytes and macrophages in homeostasis and viral infections and summarize concepts and key findings on their role in COVID-19.
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A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic and metagenomic analyses of the complete viral genome of a new coronavirus from the family Coronaviridae reveal that the virus is closely related to a group of SARS-like coronaviruses found in bats in China.
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