Oral manifestations in patients with COVID-19: a living systematic review

J Amorim Dos Santos, AGC Normando… - Journal of dental …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This living systematic review aims to summarize evidence on the prevalence of oral signs
and symptoms in patients with COVID-19. The review was reported per the PRISMA …

ACE2: Evidence of role as entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2 and implications in comorbidities

N Zamorano Cuervo, N Grandvaux - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Pandemic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes
coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) which presents a large spectrum of manifestations with …

Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission

H Peckham, NM de Gruijter, C Raine… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Anecdotal evidence suggests that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, exhibits differences in morbidity and mortality between sexes …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations

Y Cao, L Li, Z Feng, S Wan, P Huang, X Sun, F Wen… - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
The ACE2 gene encodes the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2, which has been proved to
be the receptor for both the SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the human respiratory …

Sex difference and smoking predisposition in patients with COVID-19

H Cai - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is quickly turning into a
pandemic. Although the disease is now better contained in China, 32 702 cases remain as …

Cigarette smoke exposure and inflammatory signaling increase the expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in the respiratory tract

JC Smith, EL Sausville, V Girish, ML Yuan… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
The factors mediating fatal SARS-CoV-2 infections are poorly understood. Here, we show
that cigarette smoke causes a dose-dependent upregulation of angiotensin converting …

ACE2 receptor polymorphism: Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, hypertension, multi-organ failure, and COVID-19 disease outcome

CA Devaux, JM Rolain, D Raoult - Journal of Microbiology, Immunology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has emerged in
Chinese people in December 2019 and has currently spread worldwide causing the COVID …

[HTML][HTML] ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variants and expression as candidates to sex and country differences in COVID-19 severity in Italy

R Asselta, EM Paraboschi, A Mantovani… - Aging (albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progresses, prognostic markers for
early identification of high-risk individuals are an urgent medical need. Italy has one of the …

Hypertension, the renin–angiotensin system, and the risk of lower respiratory tract infections and lung injury: implications for COVID-19: European Society of …

R Kreutz, EAEH Algharably, M Azizi… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Systemic arterial hypertension (referred to as hypertension herein) is a major risk factor of
mortality worldwide, and its importance is further emphasized in the context of the novel …

COVID-19 and sex differences: mechanisms and biomarkers

T Haitao, JV Vermunt, J Abeykoon, R Ghamrawi… - Mayo Clinic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Men are consistently overrepresented in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severe outcomes …