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Androgen-driven COVID-19 infection – is testosterone an enemy or a friend?

Authors :
Tanja Grubić Kezele
Source :
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation, Volume 41, Issue 2
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

“Androgen-driven COVID-19 pandemic theory” from Carlos Gustavo Wambier and coworkers [ 1 ], introduced the plausible role of androgen receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection and proposed a theory why males seem to be more vulnerable to the disease and have higher mortality [ 6 ], which is very convincing. The physiological roles of TMPRSS2 are currently unknown, but its connection with the androgen receptor gains suspicions about the possible involvement in less good outcome of COVID-19 infection in men. Recently, a great deal of evidence has already suggested that a TMPRSS2...

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18681883 and 18681891
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation, Volume 41, Issue 2
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....46e282c6865dc1976dbf0a15d0675728