Diabetes, obesity, and insulin resistance in COVID-19: molecular interrelationship and therapeutic implications

Abstract Background Our understanding of the pathophysiology of the COVID-19 manifestations and evolution has improved over the past 10 months, but the reasons why evolution is more severe in obese and diabetic patients are not yet completely understood. Main text In the present review we discuss th...

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Main Authors: Andrey Santos, Daniéla Oliveira Magro, Rosana Evangelista-Poderoso, Mario José Abdalla Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-021-00639-2