The world is involved with a pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The clinical manifestations of reported COVID-19-associated pulmonary impairments range from asymptomatic infections to a pneumonia-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome that requires mechanical ventilation. Fungal superinfections complicating the clinical course remain underexplored. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the receptor for COVID-19 that is mainly expressed in airway epithelia and lung parenchyma, is considered an important regulator of innate immunity. With regard to the viral-cell interaction, imbalanced immune regulation between protective and altered responses caused by the exacerbation of inflammatory responses should be considered a major contributor to secondary pulmonary aspergillosis. In addition, the complex inherited factors, age-related changes, and lifestyle may also affect immune responses. The complication and persistence of invasive aspergillosis have been well described in patients with severe influenza or COVID-19. However, there is a scarcity of information about the immunological mechanisms predisposing patients with COVID-19 to fungal co-infections. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the aforementioned domain.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, immune responses, aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumigatus, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, mechanical ventilation, Innate immunity, Influenza, immune regulation, Clinical course, persistence, response, Patient, asymptomatic infection, Factors, receptor, information, disease, fungal, Protective, acute respiratory distress, Interaction, Inflammatory response, pandemic coronavirus, immunological mechanism, lung parenchyma, clinical manifestation, changes, acute respiratory syndrome, enzyme, complex, domain, syndrome, airway epithelia, pulmonary impairment, Affect, invasive, described, caused, involved, reported, addition, conducted, expressed, patients with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, invasive,