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. 2020 Aug 3;21(15):5559. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155559
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
FDA US Food and Drug Administration
MERS-CoV Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
RSCU synonymous codon usage
NSP non-structural proteins
ORF open reading frame
S spike glycoprotein
E envelope protein
M matrix protein
N nucleocapsid protein
RBD receptor binding domain
ACE2 angiotensin converting enzyme II
Cryo-EM cryo-electron microscopy
HAT human airway trypsin-like protease
ssRNA single stranded RNA
TMPRSS2 transmembrane protease serine 2
PLpro papain-like proteases
3CLpro chymotrypsin-like protease
RTC replication–transcription complex
RdRp RNA-dependent RNA polymerases
ER endoplasmic reticulum
TI IF type I interferons
IFN-α interferon-α
Bcl-xL B-cell lymphoma-extra large
PAMPs pathogen associated molecular patterns
TLR toll-like receptors
IRF3 IFN regulatory factor 3
IL interleukin
TNF tumor necrosis factor
RLRs RIG-I-like receptors
CLRs C-type lectin-like receptors
NLR NOD-like receptor
APCs antigen presenting cells
MHC major histocompatibility complex
HLA human leukocyte antigen
CTLs cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CD cluster of differentiation
DCs dendritic cells
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
CRS), cytokine release syndrome
CRP C-reactive protein
sIL-6R IL-6 receptor
JAK-STAT3 Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Tregs regulatory T cells
RDV Remdesivir
EC50 half-maximal effective concentration
CC50 half-cytotoxic concentration
LPV/r Lopinavir/Ritonavir
HIV-1 human immunodeficiency virus-1
ESICM The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
SCCM The Society of Critical Care Medicine
NIH The National Institutes of Health
FPV Favipiravir
ARB Arbidol
HCV hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus
HA hemagglutinin
HCoV-NL63 human coronavirus NL63
DENV dengue virus
VEEV Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
IN integrase protein
IMP importin
mAbs monoclonal antibodies
ERGIC ER–Golgi intermediate compartment
IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin
PE plasma exchange
ICU intensive care unit
PCR polymerase chain reaction
qRT-PCR quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR
WHO World Health Organization
PD-1 programmed death-1
CDC left for disease control and prevention
NO nitric oxide
cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate
GM-CSF granulocyte-monocyte stimulating factor