COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by pneumonia, lymphopenia,
exhausted lymphocytes and a cytokine storm. Several reports from around the world have …

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has recently led to
worldwide research efforts to identify subjects at greater risk of developing more severe …

Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major
complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and …

Obesity is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). The risk is related to the cytokine storm, a major contributor to multiorgan …

A growing amount of epidemiological data from multiple countries indicate an increased
prevalence of obesity, more importantly central obesity, among hospitalized subjects with …

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the novel
coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Individuals …

As we are facing worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, we aimed to identify potential
pathophysiological mechanisms leading to increased COVID-19 susceptibility and severity …

It is becoming obvious that in addition to aging and various hearth pathologies, excess of
body weight, especially obesity is a major risk factor for severity of COVID-19 infection …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has proven
a challenge to healthcare systems since its first appearance in late 2019. The global spread …

Accumulating evidence suggests that obesity is a major risk factor for the initiation,
progression, and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The European …