Progesterone as an anti-inflammatory drug and immunomodulator: new aspects in hormonal regulation of the inflammation

TA Fedotcheva, NI Fedotcheva, NL Shimanovsky - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The specific regulation of inflammatory processes by steroid hormones has been actively
studied in recent years, especially by progesterone (P4) and progestins. The mechanisms of …

Examining male predominance of severe COVID-19 outcomes: a systematic review

DK Twitchell, MB Christensen, G Hackett… - Androgens: Clinical …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Although not universal, many epidemiological data sources signal that a higher proportion of
males than females with confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 …

Associations between COVID-19 infection and sex steroid hormones

Z Cai, J Zhong, Y Jiang, J Zhang - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and within a few months of the first …

Serum NGF and BDNF in Long-COVID-19 adolescents: A pilot study

C Petrella, R Nenna, L Petrarca, F Tarani, R Paparella… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 19) is an infectious disease also known as an acute
respiratory syndrome caused by the SARS-CoV-2. Although in children and adolescents …

Association of male hypogonadism with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

S Dhindsa, C Champion, E Deol, M Lui… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Male sex is associated with severe COVID-19. It is not known whether the risk of
hospitalization differs between men with hypogonadism, men with eugonadism, and those …

Host response of Syrian Hamster to SARS-CoV-2 infection including differences with humans and between sexes

M Castellan, G Zamperin, G Franzoni, G Foiani… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
highlighted the importance of having proper tools and models to study the pathophysiology …

Sex hormones and immune system: menopausal hormone therapy in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

M Averyanova, P Vishnyakova, S Yureneva… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The fatal outcomes of COVID-19 are related to the high reactivity of the innate wing of
immunity. Estrogens could exert anti-inflammatory effects during SARS-CoV-2 infection at …

[HTML][HTML] The complex interplay between serum testosterone and the clinical course of coronavirus disease 19 pandemic: a systematic review of clinical and preclinical …

R Leni, F Belladelli, S Baldini, FI Scroppo… - The World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, efforts in defining
risk factors and associations between the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

The Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV-1 and HIV-1-Associated Neurological Complications

D Dutta, J Liu, H Xiong - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
pathogen of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a fatal respiratory illness …

The relationship between sex steroids (E2, progesterone, and AMH) levels and severity and fatality of COVID-19: A systematic review

K Qaderi, H Hosseinirad, M Kalhor, S Zangeneh… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Sex steroids are powerful modulators of the immune system and they may affect the immune
response and inflammatory consequences of COVID-19. This systematic review aims to …