Abstract
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is centralizing the interest of the scientific world. In the next months, long-term consequences on the endocrine system may arise following COVID-19. In this article, we hypothesized the effects of SARS-CoV-2 taking into account what learned from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that caused SARS in 2003.
Keywords:
Adrenal Glands; COVID-19; Diabetes; Obesity; Pituitary gland; SARS.
MeSH terms
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
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Betacoronavirus*
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COVID-19
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Coronavirus Infections / complications*
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Coronavirus Infections / virology
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Endocrine Glands / virology*
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Endocrine System Diseases / metabolism*
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Endocrine System Diseases / virology*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pandemics
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Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
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Pneumonia, Viral / virology
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SARS-CoV-2
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / complications*
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Substances
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Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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ACE2 protein, human
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2