Covid-19 acute responses and possible long term consequences: What nanotoxicology can teach us

Pia A S Kinaret; Giusy Del Giudice; Dario Greco

doi:10.1016/j.nantod.2020.100945

Covid-19 acute responses and possible long term consequences: What nanotoxicology can teach us

Nano Today. 2020 Dec:35:100945. doi: 10.1016/j.nantod.2020.100945. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Authors

Pia A S Kinaret^{1

2}, Giusy Del Giudice², Dario Greco^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland.
³ BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Finland.

Abstract

Long-term effects of Covid-19 disease are still poorly understood. However, similarities between the responses to SARS-CoV-2 and certain nanomaterials suggest fibrotic pulmonary disease as a concern for public health in the next future. Cross-talk between nanotoxicology and other relevant disciplines can help us to deploy more effective Covid-19 therapies and management strategies.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Fibrosis; Nanotoxicology; Sars-Cov-2; Virus-host interaction.