COVID-19, hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and clinical implications

Endocrine. 2020 May;68(2):251-252. doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02325-1. Epub 2020 Apr 28.
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Keywords: Adrenal Gland; COVID-19; Cortisol; Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / pathology
  • Adrenal Glands / virology
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / mortality
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / virology
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Autopsy
  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • Betacoronavirus / physiology
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / etiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
  • Edema / complications
  • Edema / pathology
  • Edema / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hydrocortisone / deficiency
  • Hypopituitarism / blood
  • Hypopituitarism / mortality
  • Hypopituitarism / physiopathology
  • Hypopituitarism / virology
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology*
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / virology
  • Hypothyroidism / blood
  • Hypothyroidism / mortality
  • Hypothyroidism / physiopathology
  • Hypothyroidism / virology
  • Infarction / complications
  • Infarction / pathology
  • Infarction / virology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / physiology
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiopathology
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / virology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
  • Prognosis
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Hydrocortisone