Obesity, diabetes mellitus (mostly type 2), and COVID-19 show mutual interactions because
they are not only risk factors for both acute and chronic COVID-19 manifestations, but also …

Post-acute COVID-19 sequelae, commonly known as long COVID, encompasses a range of
systemic symptoms experienced by a significant number of COVID-19 survivors. The …

Immune dysfunction is widely regarded as one of the central tenants underpinning the
pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. When discussing immunity …

Background. The adaptive antiviral immune response requires interaction between CD8+ T
cells, dendritic cells, and Th1 cells for controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection, but the data …

Recent studies showed that a low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) level was associated
with a higher risk of morbidity and severe course of COVID-19. Our study aimed to evaluate …

Clinical knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and COVID-19
pathophysiology have enormously increased during the pandemic. Nevertheless, because …

As lactoferrin is a nutritional supplement with proven antiviral and immunomodulatory
abilities, it may be used to improve the clinical course of COVID-19. The clinical efficacy and …

Purpose: We aimed to assess the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the diagnosis and
prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, by comparing it with High Resolution Computed …

Gas6 (growth arrest-specific gene 6) is a widely expressed vitamin K-dependent protein that
is involved in many biological processes such as homeostatic regulation, inflammation and …

Background A relevant proportion of immunocompromised patients did not reach a
detectable seroconversion after a full primary vaccination cycle against SARS-CoV-2. The …