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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2024

Sex hormones in COVID-19 severity: The quest for evidence and influence mechanisms.

Haiqing Xiao, Jiayi Wei, Lunzhi Yuan, Jiayuan Li, Chang Zhang, Gang Liu, Xuan Liu

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. ACE2: Friend or Foe in Post-COVID-19 Neurodegeneration?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Haiqing XiaoState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jiayi WeiState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Lunzhi YuanState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jiayuan LiState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Chang ZhangClinical Center for Biotherapy, Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen, China.
Gang LiuState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2613-7286
Xuan LiuClinical Center for Biotherapy, Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4385-7085

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies have reported variable effects of sex hormones on serious diseases. Severe disease and mortality rates in COVID-19 show marked gender differences that may be related to sex hormones. Sex hormones regulate the expression of the viral receptors ACE2 and TMPRSS2, which affect the extent of viral infection and consequently cause variable outcomes. In addition, sex hormones have complex regulatory mechanisms that affect the immune response to viruses. These hormones also affect metabolism, leading to visceral obesity and severe disease can result from complications such as thrombosis. This review presents the latest researches on the regulatory functions of hormones in viral receptors, immune responses, complications as well as their role in COVID-19 progression. It also discusses the therapeutic possibilities of these hormones by reviewing the recent findings of clinical and assay studies.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19Gonadal Steroid HormonesSARS-CoV-2Serine EndopeptidasesFemaleHumansMaleSeverity of Illness IndexACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Gonadal Steroid HormonesSerine EndopeptidasesTMPRSS2 protein, humanCOVID‐19genderhormoneimmune responseSARS‐CoV‐2

Identifiers

PMID38923119
PMCPMC11194454

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