The role of obesity in the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 respiratory disease and critical illness

SJ Kuperberg, B Navetta-Modrov - American journal of respiratory …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the clinical syndrome caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is currently a global health pandemic with …

The weight of obesity in immunity from influenza to COVID-19

FB Andrade, A Gualberto, C Rezende… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged in
December 2019 and rapidly outspread worldwide endangering human health. The …

Immunometabolic Dysregulation at the Intersection of Obesity and COVID-19

CN Khwatenge, M Pate, LC Miller, Y Sang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Obesity prevails worldwide to an increasing effect. For example, up to 42% of American
adults are considered obese. Obese individuals are prone to a variety of complications of …

Impact of obesity and SARS-CoV-2 infection: implications for host defence-a living review

FC Richter, A Alrubayyi, A Teijeira Crespo… - Oxford Open …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The role of obesity in the pathophysiology of respiratory virus infections has become
particularly apparent during the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

COVID‐19, obesity, and immune response 2 years after the pandemic: A timeline of scientific advances

M Belchior‐Bezerra, RS Lima, NI Medeiros… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the 2 years since the COVID‐19 pandemic was officially declared, science has made
considerable strides in understanding the disease's pathophysiology, pharmacological …

Obesity, a major risk factor for immunity and severe outcomes of COVID-19

MT Amin, K Fatema, S Arefin, F Hussain… - Bioscience …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
An influenza-like virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-
2) is responsible for COVID-19 disease and spread worldwide within a short time. COVID-19 …

Obesity and COVID-19: what makes obese host so vulnerable?

S Mohammad, R Aziz, S Al Mahri, SS Malik, E Haji… - Immunity & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The disease (COVID-19) novel coronavirus pandemic has so far infected millions
resulting in the death of over a million people as of Oct 2020. More than 90% of those …

Obesity and COVID-19: molecular mechanisms linking both pandemics

A Ritter, NN Kreis, F Louwen, J Yuan - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading worldwide and is
becoming a major public health crisis. Increasing evidence demonstrates a strong …

Obesity and its impact on COVID-19

AJM de Leeuw, MAM Oude Luttikhuis… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has proven
a challenge to healthcare systems since its first appearance in late 2019. The global spread …

COVID-19 and obesity: dangerous liaisons

G Caci, A Albini, M Malerba, DM Noonan… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Besides advanced age and the presence of multiple comorbidities as major contributors to
increased risk of severe disease and fatal outcome from Severe Acute Respiratory …