Emergency Presentations of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Review of the Literature and Radiologic Perspective.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the debilitating global pandemic known as Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In this paper, we highlight the widespread manifestations and complications across disease systems. In addition, we present their relevant imaging findings to inform appropriate investigations and management in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with COVID-19 and its respective sequalae.

Lipoxins Protect Against Inflammation in Diabetes-Associated Atherosclerosis.

Increasing evidence points to the fact that defects in the resolution of inflammatory pathways predisposes individuals to the development of chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetic complications such as accelerated atherosclerosis. The resolution of inflammation is dynamically regulated by the production of endogenous modulators of inflammation, including lipoxin A4 (LXA). Here, we explored the therapeutic potential of LXA and a synthetic LX analog (Benzo-LXA) to modulate diabetic complications in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic ApoE mouse and in human carotid plaque tissue ex vivo.