Association of COVID-19 with Comorbidities: An Update

Autoři	CHATTERJEE Sayan NALLA Lakshmi Vineela SHARMA Monika SHARMA Nishant SINGH Aditya A MALIM Fehmina Mushtaque GHATAGE Manasi MUKARRAM Mohd PAWAR Abhijeet PARIHAR Nidhi ARYA Neha KHAIRNAR Amit Suresh
Rok publikování	2023
Druh	Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj	ACS PHARMACOLOGY & TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Lékařská fakulta
Citace
www	https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.2c00181
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.2c00181
Klíčová slova	COVID-19; comorbidity; diabetes; cancer; Parkinson?s disease; cardiovascular disease
Popis	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) which was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and jeopardized human lives. It spreads at an unprecedented rate worldwide, with serious and still-unfolding health conditions and economic ramifications. Based on the clinical investigations, the severity of COVID-19 appears to be highly variable, ranging from mild to severe infections including the death of an infected individual. To add to this, patients with comorbid conditions such as age or concomitant illnesses are significant predictors of the disease's severity and progression. SARS-CoV-2 enters inside the host cells through ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme2) receptor expression; therefore, comorbidities associated with higher ACE2 expression may enhance the virus entry and the severity of COVID-19 infection. It has already been recognized that age-related comorbidities such as Parkinson's disease, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases may lead to life-threatening illnesses in COVID-19-infected patients. COVID-19 infection results in the excessive release of cytokines, called "cytokine storm", which causes the worsening of comorbid disease conditions. Different mechanisms of COVID-19 infections leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admissions or deaths have been hypothesized. This review provides insights into the relationship between various comorbidities and COVID-19 infection. We further discuss the potential pathophysiological correlation between COVID-19 disease and comorbidities with the medical interventions for comorbid patients. Toward the end, different therapeutic options have been discussed for COVID-19-infected comorbid patients.