Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Sex‐based differences in severity and mortality in COVID‐19

M Alwani, A Yassin, RM Al‐Zoubi… - Reviews in Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by novel severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has a male bias in severity and …

SARS-CoV-2 requires cholesterol for viral entry and pathological syncytia formation

DW Sanders, CC Jumper, PJ Ackerman, D Bracha… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Many enveloped viruses induce multinucleated cells (syncytia), reflective of membrane
fusion events caused by the same machinery that underlies viral entry. These syncytia are …

Evaluation of menstrual irregularities after COVID-19 vaccination: Results of the MECOVAC survey

AS Laganà, G Veronesi, F Ghezzi, MM Ferrario… - Open …, 2022 - degruyter.com
We investigated menstrual irregularities after the first and second doses of the COVID-19
vaccine. Women answered a customised online questionnaire (ClinicalTrial. gov ID …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the menstrual cycle: research gaps and opportunities

GC Sharp, A Fraser, G Sawyer… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2022, 691–700 https://doi. org/10.1093/ije/dyab239
Advance Access Publication Date: 2 December 2021 Opinion challenging. Normal variation …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective case-control study on menstrual cycle changes following COVID-19 vaccination and disease

A Alvergne, G Kountourides, MA Argentieri, L Agyen… - IScience, 2023 - cell.com
There has been increasing public concern that COVID-19 vaccination causes menstrual
disturbance regarding the relative effect of vaccination compared to SARS-CoV-2 infection …

COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual cycle changes: A United Kingdom (UK) retrospective case-control study

A Alvergne, G Kountourides, MA Argentieri, L Agyen… - MedRXiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Structured abstract Objectives Our objectives were to evaluate the prevalence of menstrual
changes following vaccination against COVID-19, to test potential risk factors for any such …

Long-term implications of COVID-19 on bone health: pathophysiology and therapeutics

L Sapra, C Saini, B Garg, R Gupta, B Verma… - Inflammation …, 2022 - Springer
Background SARS-CoV-2 is a highly infectious respiratory virus associated with coronavirus
disease (COVID-19). Discoveries in the field revealed that inflammatory conditions exert a …

Loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) in leucocytes as post-COVID-19 sequelae

KJG Díaz-Resendiz, AB Benitez-Trinidad… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The mitochondrial membrane potential (Δ Ψ m) is a parameter often used to determine
mitochondrial function; therefore, it can be used to determine the integrity and functionality of …

Sex hormones in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility: key players or confounders?

N Lott, CE Gebhard, S Bengs, A Haider… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has a clear sex
disparity in clinical outcomes. Hence, the interaction between sex hormones, virus entry …