Publications by authors named "Mohammed Hussein Waheed"
Article Synopsis
- - Interferons (IFN) are important antiviral proteins that help the body fight off viral infections, but viruses like SARS-CoV and MERS can weaken this response, leading to longer illnesses when treated with IFN and other antivirals.
- - This study focused on analyzing the type I IFN response in COVID-19 patients to see if it could help lessen the infection's severity or duration.
- - Findings indicated that while IRF3, a key protein in IFN response, was significantly upregulated in COVID-19 patients, the actual production of IFN-β was only slightly increased, suggesting that targeting IFN-β or α could be a potential treatment strategy but the overall response isn't strong enough to
