Molecular Research and Insights into COVID-19 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

We are now entering the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the molecular mechanisms underlying SARS-CoV-2 infection, host immune response, and the rationale of therapeutic interventions are still not fully understood. Though the worldwide mass vaccination campaign reduced the risk of developing the most severe disease symptoms, the high tendency of SARS-CoV-2 to undergo genetic mutation is a barrier to the development of an effective therapy for COVID-19.

This Special Issue aims to publish papers on the most recent advances in molecular research on COVID-19, considering the pathogenic mechanisms as well as the host immune response and the molecular pathways activated by therapeutic interventions. For this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of both original articles and comprehensive reviews concerning the molecular pathways involved in COVID-19 pathophysiology and disease resolution.

Dr. Manuela Rizzi
Dr. Pier Paolo Sainaghi
Guest Editors

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• SARS-CoV-2
• COVID-19
• prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers
• molecular mechanism of infection
• molecular pathophysiology
• immune response