Diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The Potential Role of Antidiabetic Therapy in the Evolution of COVID-19

Diabetes mellitus represents one of the most frequent comorbidities among patients with COVID-19, constituting a risk factor for a more severe prognosis than that of non-diabetic patients. However, the pathophysiological mechanism underlying this unfavorable outcome is still not completely clear. Th...

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Autores principales: Pinchera, Biagio, Schiano Moriello, Nicola, Buonomo, Antonio Riccardo, Di Filippo, Isabella, Tanzillo, Anastasia, Buzzo, Giorgio, Villari, Riccardo, Gentile, Ivan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9865860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36677437
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010145
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Sumario:Diabetes mellitus represents one of the most frequent comorbidities among patients with COVID-19, constituting a risk factor for a more severe prognosis than that of non-diabetic patients. However, the pathophysiological mechanism underlying this unfavorable outcome is still not completely clear. The goal of our study was to evaluate the potential role of antidiabetic therapy in the evolution of COVID-19.

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