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. 2021:1318:169-178.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_10.

COVID-19 and Cell Stress

Abdo A Elfiky  1 , Ibrahim M Ibrahim  2 , Fatma G Amin  3 , Alaa M Ismail  2 , Wael M Elshemey  2   4
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COVID-19 and Cell Stress

Abdo A Elfiky et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021.

Abstract

The present century will undoubtedly be marked with the COVID-19 global health crisis. It is not time yet to talk about the total number of deaths and hospitalizations, as they are enormously growing daily. Understanding the nature of COVID-19-induced pneumonia is vital in order to deal with the associated health complications. Cell stress is an established mechanism known to be associated with infection and cancer. Different proteins crucial for cellular response to stress are reported to be a possible target to stop the infection and to reduce the chemo-resistance in cancer. Heat shock protein (HSP) families of chaperones play an essential role in cells both in normal state and under stress. The upregulation of HSP5A, also termed GRP78 or Bip, is reported in different viral infections. This chapter introduces the current knowledge about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, and cell stress aimed at defining possible strategies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cell stress; Chaperone; GRP78; SARS-CoV-2; Spike.

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