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ReviewCellular immunology2022

Immune system changes in those with hypertension when infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Sheng Su, Ruirong Chen, Shaofen Zhang, Haihua Shu, Jianfang Luo

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Review in Cellular immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Exploring the Relationship Between Comorbidities and Prolonged Viral Shedding in COVID-19: A Cycle Threshold Value-Based Investigation.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2026
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  3. Hypertension: a lymphatic disease?Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2025
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  6. Pathogenic mechanisms of cardiovascular damage in COVID-19.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheng SuThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Ruirong ChenThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Shaofen ZhangDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Haihua ShuThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: shuhaihua@hotmail.com.
Jianfang LuoThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: jianfangluo@sina.com.
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has become an evolving global health crisis. With an increasing incidence of primary hypertension, there is greater awareness of the relationship between primary hypertension and the immune system [including CD4+, CD8+ T cells, interleukin-17 (IL-17)/T regulatory cells (Treg) balance, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, neutrophils, B cells, and cytokines]. Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of various infections, post-infection complications, and increased mortality from severe infections. Despite ongoing reports on the epidemiological and clinical features of COVID-19, no articles have systematically addressed the role of primary hypertension in COVID-19 or how COVID-19 affects hypertension or specific treatment in these high-risk groups. Here, we synthesize recent advances in understanding the relationship between primary hypertension and COVID-19 and its underlying mechanisms and provide specific treatment guidelines for these high-risk groups.

Indexed as

COVID-19HypertensionCytokinesHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte CountSARS-CoV-2CytokinesCOVID-19HypertensionImmune systemSARS-CoV-2Treatment

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PMID35901625
PMCPMC9183242
OpenAlexW4281961546

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