From Innate Immunity to Inflammation: A Primer on Multiple Facets of NF-κB Signaling in COVID-19
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Modulatory Role of NF-κB in the Innate Immune Response: Inflammation and ROS Production
3. NF-κB in Inflammatory Diseases
4. NF-κB Activation in Cytokine Storm Syndrome and Multiple Organ Failure during
5. NF-κB in Crosstalk between COVID-19 and Associated Comorbidities
6. Therapeutic Use of NF-κB Modulators in COVID-19
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pandey, A.; Mishra, A.K. From Innate Immunity to Inflammation: A Primer on Multiple Facets of NF-κB Signaling in COVID-19. Physiologia 2022, 2, 34-45. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia2020004
Pandey A, Mishra AK. From Innate Immunity to Inflammation: A Primer on Multiple Facets of NF-κB Signaling in COVID-19. Physiologia. 2022; 2(2):34-45. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia2020004
Chicago/Turabian StylePandey, Ashutosh, and Abhinava K. Mishra. 2022. "From Innate Immunity to Inflammation: A Primer on Multiple Facets of NF-κB Signaling in COVID-19" Physiologia 2, no. 2: 34-45. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia2020004
APA StylePandey, A., & Mishra, A. K. (2022). From Innate Immunity to Inflammation: A Primer on Multiple Facets of NF-κB Signaling in COVID-19. Physiologia, 2(2), 34-45. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia2020004