[HTML][HTML] Global pandemics interconnected—obesity, impaired metabolic health and COVID-19

N Stefan, AL Birkenfeld, MB Schulze - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021 - nature.com
Obesity and impaired metabolic health are established risk factors for the non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease …

Overcoming cancer therapeutic bottleneck by drug repurposing

Z Zhang, L Zhou, N Xie, EC Nice, T Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ever present hurdles for the discovery of new drugs for cancer therapy have necessitated
the development of the alternative strategy of drug repurposing, the development of old …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue distribution, inflammation and its metabolic consequences, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease

A Chait, LJ Den Hartigh - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Adipose tissue plays essential roles in maintaining lipid and glucose homeostasis. To date
several types of adipose tissue have been identified, namely white, brown, and beige, that …

[HTML][HTML] Fasting blood glucose at admission is an independent predictor for 28-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 without previous diagnosis of diabetes: a multi …

S Wang, P Ma, S Zhang, S Song, Z Wang, Y Ma, J Xu… - Diabetologia, 2020 - Springer
Methods We conducted a retrospective study involving all consecutive COVID-19 patients
with a definitive 28-day outcome and FBG measurement at admission from 24 January 2020 …

Coronavirus infections and type 2 diabetes—shared pathways with therapeutic implications

DJ Drucker - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Individuals with diabetes are at increased risk for bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and
viral infections. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 (also referred to as …

Heart disease and stroke statistics—2019 update: a report from the American Heart Association

EJ Benjamin, P Muntner, A Alonso, MS Bittencourt… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Association between prediabetes and risk of all cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: updated meta-analysis

X Cai, Y Zhang, M Li, JHY Wu, L Mai, J Li, Y Yang… - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the associations between prediabetes and the risk of all cause
mortality and incident cardiovascular disease in the general population and in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes, infection risk and COVID-19

S Erener - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with diabetes are at a greater risk of hospitalization and mortality
resulting from viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID …

Global trends in diabetes complications: a review of current evidence

JL Harding, ME Pavkov, DJ Magliano, JE Shaw… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
In recent decades, large increases in diabetes prevalence have been demonstrated in
virtually all regions of the world. The increase in the number of people with diabetes or with …

Heart disease and stroke statistics—2018 update: a report from the American Heart Association

EJ Benjamin, SS Virani, CW Callaway… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …