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Lungs

The lungs are the paired organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system, where inhaled air reaches the alveoli and oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the thin alveolar-capillary membrane. Their architecture, from conducting airways to the vast alveolar surface served by the pulmonary microvasculature, makes …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 14× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2692-1537 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The lungs are the paired organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system, where inhaled air reaches the alveoli and oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the thin alveolar-capillary membrane. Their architecture, from conducting airways to the vast alveolar surface served by the pulmonary microvasculature, makes them both highly efficient at respiration and a principal target of respiratory pathogens. In COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infects alveolar epithelial cells and drives a spectrum of pulmonary injury, including diffuse alveolar damage, acute pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress, accompanied by inflammatory cell recruitment, impaired gas exchange, and, in severe disease, microvascular thrombosis and fibrin deposition within pulmonary microthrombi. Imaging, particularly chest computed tomography, is central to characterising the extent and pattern of lung involvement, while proposed two-phase models describe the progression from early viral injury to later immune-mediated damage. Understanding these mechanisms informs oxygenation strategies, anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic therapy, and prognostication. The peer-reviewed research published in this area of the International Journal of Coronaviruses examines SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary pathogenesis, COVID-19 pneumonia and its differential features, lung damage mechanisms and leukocyte recruitment, fibrin-network changes in pulmonary microthrombi, and the role of chest computed tomography in characterising disease, alongside related respiratory and pulmonary studies in affiliated journals.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

SARS-CoV-2 affected cells Pathogeny and Therapy

M.R PonizovskiyCorresponding author
Kiev, Ukraine, “Kiev regional p/n hospital”, /Head of “Laboratory Biochemistry and Toxicology”
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3538
2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 14 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Coronaviruses (ISSN 2692-1537).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Omeed Memar · USA Dr. SUDIPTI GUPTA · United States Dr. Jose Luis Turabian · Spain

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