Genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: a systematic review of current evidence

SA SeyedAlinaghi, M Mehrtak, M MohsseniPour… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction While COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, researchers have
linked patterns of traits to poor disease outcomes. Risk factors for COVID-19 include asthma …

Effects of androgen deprivation therapy on COVID-19 in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Karimi, A Nowroozi, S Alilou, E Amini - Urology Journal, 2021 - journals.sbmu.ac.ir
Purpose: Transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cellular
entry. Androgens regulate this protein and may increase the risk of COVID-19. Therefore …

Androgenetic alopecia and COVID‐19: A review of the hypothetical role of androgens

H Moravvej, MR Pourani, M Baghani… - Dermatologic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has become the most emerging health
issue globally. A prompt investigation regarding disease management and treatment is …

Topical TMPRSS2 inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection in differentiated human airway cultures

W Guo, LM Porter, TWM Crozier… - Life Science …, 2022 - life-science-alliance.org
Background: There are limited effective prophylactic/early treatments for severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Viral entry requires spike …

Identification of human genetic variants modulating the course of COVID-19 infection with importance in other viral infections

L Salihefendić, I Čeko, L Bešić… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: COVID-19 has been a major focus of scientific research since early 2020. Due
to its societal, economic, and clinical impact worldwide, research efforts aimed, among other …

Androgens' role in severity and mortality rates of COVID-19

A Ataei, MM Derakhshan, M Razmjooie… - Hormone and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
By the end of December 2019 new corona virus began to spread from Wuhan, China and
caused a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 deaths and prevalence represented sex …

Androgens and COVID‐19

K Das, A Patil, A Goren, CJ Cockerell… - Journal of cosmetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The humans have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus disease
(COVID‐19) pandemic. The novel coronavirus or the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

[PDF][PDF] Testosterone suppression combined with high dose estrogen as potential treatment of SARS-CoV-2. A mini review

HJTC Bennink, JFM Egberts, FMJ Debruyne - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Compared to females, males experience severe acute respiratory syndrome due to COVID-
19 (SARS-CoV-2) more often, and also die more frequently from COVID-19. Testosterone …

Topical TMPRSS2 inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection in differentiated primary human airway cells

W Guo, LM Porter, TWM Crozier, M Coates, A Jha… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Background There are limited effective prophylactic treatments for SARS-CoV-2 infection,
and limited early treatment options. Viral cell entry requires spike protein binding to the …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DK Kim, JJ Park, WJ Yang, SW Doo… - Journal of Korean …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Several cohort studies have explored the relationship between androgen
deprivation therapy (ADT) and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This …