| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T27 |
0-196 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since the ACE2 receptor is widely distributed on the human alveolar type II cells and capillary endothelium (Hamming et al., 2004), lungs are particularly susceptible to the SARV-CoV-2 infections. |
| T28 |
197-400 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Indeed, recent studies demonstrated that the disease could affect a large portion of the lungs causing widespread damage (Figure 1), which subsequently may lead to permanent changes to the lung function. |
| T29 |
401-609 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Recent MRI study of a 59-year old male patient diagnosed with COVID-19 showed that the disease is not confined to any particular area, but that it can spread across the entire lungs (Figure 1; Mortman, 2020). |
| T30 |
610-749 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, this is not caused directly by the virus, but rather the host immune response leading to overwhelming cytokine storm in the lungs. |
| T31 |
750-1046 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The overexpression of cytokines such as IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, GSCF, IP10, MCP1, MIP1A, and TNFα is followed by edema, which impairs oxygen exchange, and may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causing potential acute cardiac injury, secondary infection (Huang et al., 2020), and death. |
