Adipokines as Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers for the Severity of COVID-19

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-542318
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.54231

Grewal, Thomas

; Buechler, Christa

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Abstract

Accumulating evidence implicates obesity as a risk factor for increased severity of disease outcomes in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Obesity is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction, which not only predisposes individuals to metabolic complications, but also substantially contributes to low-grade systemic inflammation, altered ...