TY - JOUR
AU - Muhammad, Jibran Sualeh
AU - Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah
AU - Khan, Naveed Ahmed
PY - 2021
DA - November
TI - SARS-CoV-2: Can sunlight exposure reduce the risk of developing severe consequences of COVID-19?
JO - Computational Biology and Chemistry
VL - 96
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2021.107602
AB - Herein it is proposed that sufficient exposure to sunlight (UVB) modulates host gene expression, offering protection against severe consequences of COVID-19. This could be in addition to sunlight (UVB)-mediated protection by directly inactivating the virus and limiting the viral load. It is suggested that inhibition of CCR2, DPP9, HSPA1L, IFNAR2, OAS1, and TYK2 may, in part, explain UVB-mediated protection against severe consequences of COVID-19.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/83ab92e4-b317-4a62-b110-e5ceb7a4f315
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Environment, community and place
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