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Multiple organ infection and the pathogenesis of SARS

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Gu, Jiang, Gong, Encong, Zhang, Bo, Zheng, Jie, Gao, Zifen, Zhong, Yanfeng, Zou, Wanzhong, Zhan, Jun +15 more·2005·The Journal of Experimental Medicine

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After >8,000 infections and >700 deaths worldwide, the pathogenesis of the new infectious disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), remains poorly understood. We investigated 18 autopsies of patients who had suspected SARS; 8 cases were confirmed as SARS. We evaluated white blood cells from 22 confirmed SARS patients at various stages of the disease. T lymphocyte counts in 65 confirmed and 35 misdiagnosed SARS cases also were analyzed retrospectively. SARS viral particles and genomic sequence were detected in a large number of circulating lymphocytes, monocytes, and lymphoid tissues, as well as in the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract, the mucosa of the intestine, the epithelium of the renal distal tubules, the neurons of the brain, and macrophages in different organs. SARS virus seemed to be capable of infecting multiple cell types in several organs; immune cells and pulmonary epithelium were identified as the main sites of injury. A comprehensive theory of pathogenesis is proposed for SARS with immune and lung damage as key features.

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Gu, J., Gong, E., Zhang, B., Zheng, J., Gao, Z., Zhong, Y., Zou, W., Zhan, J., Wang, S., Xie, Z., Zhuang, H., Wu, B., Zhong, H., Shao, H., Fang, W., Gao, D., Pei, F., Li, X., He, Z., Xu, D., Shi, X., Anderson, V. M., & Leong, A. S.-Y.
Affiliations
  • State University of New York (US)
  • Peking University (CN)
  • 1Department of Pathology, Peking University, Beijing, China 100083
  • Beijing Ditan Hospital (CN)
  • University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Venue
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
2005-07-25
Volume
202
Issue
3
Pages
415-424
ISSN
  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2156273941
Cited by
1,379
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Keywords
SARS, SARS pathogenesis, SARS-CoV, T-lymphocyte count, leukocytes, viral dissemination, immune damage, autopsy findings
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Autopsy, Brain, Female, Humans, Intestines, Kidney Tubules, Distal, Leukocytes, Lung, Lymphoid Tissue, Male, Middle Aged, Respiratory System, Retrospective Studies, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

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