The gut microbiota has been linked to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The underlying mechanisms as to how intestinal microbiota may contribute to T2D are only …

Obesity is an excessive adipose tissue accumulation that may have detrimental effects on
health. Particularly, childhood obesity has become one of the main public health problems in …

Objective To describe outcomes of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease
2019 (covid-19) in the United States, and the clinical and laboratory characteristics …

Background Little is known about factors associated with hospitalization and critical illness
in Covid-19 positive patients. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of all …

Brazil is, at the time of writing, the global epicenter of COVID-19, but information on risk
factors for hospitalization and mortality in the country is still limited. Demographic and …

PURPOSE SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is a systemic infection. Patients with cancer are
immunocompromised and may be vulnerable to COVID-related morbidity and mortality. The …

The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by pneumonia, lymphopenia,
exhausted lymphocytes and a cytokine storm. Several reports from around the world have …

The concept of heterogeneity among obese individuals in their risk for developing metabolic
dysfunction and associated complications has been recognized for decades. At the origin of …

Adipose tissue (AT) associated cytokines are involved in the development of chronic low-
grade inflammation in obese individuals. IL-2, a pleiotropic cytokine, contributes to immune …