Objective: To identify factors that contribute to the increased susceptibility and severity of COVID-19 in obese children and adolescents, and its health consequences. Sources …
GJ Martínez-Colón, K Ratnasiri, H Chen… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Obesity, characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation of the adipose tissue, is associated with adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes, yet the …
W Trypsteen, J Van Cleemput, W Snippenberg… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Since SARS-CoV-2 appeared in the human population, the scientific community has scrambled to gather as much information as possible to find good strategies for the …
G Pugliese, A Liccardi, C Graziadio, L Barrea… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
The current pandemic due to widespread SARS-CoV-19 infection has again highlighted the role of obesity, whose global prevalence increased up to 13%, as a risk factor for both …
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a global pandemic, challenging both the medical and scientific community for the development of novel vaccines and a greater …
F Demeulemeester, K de Punder, M van Heijningen… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a pandemic …
IL Kruglikov, M Shah, PE Scherer - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Obesity and diabetes are established comorbidities for COVID-19. Adipose tissue demonstrates high expression of ACE2 which SARS-CoV-2 exploits to enter host cells. This …
M Lauwers, M Au, S Yuan, C Wen - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is a trending topic worldwide due to its immense impact on society. Recent trends have shifted from acute effects towards the long-term morbidity of COVID-19. In this review …