Coronavirus and Obesity: Could Insulin Resistance Mediate the Severity of Covid-19 Infection?

Front Public Health. 2020 May 12:8:184. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00184. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Francis M Finucane^{1

2}, Colin Davenport^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ HRB Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
² Bariatric Medicine Service, Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.

No abstract available

Keywords: ACE2; COVID 19; coronavirus; insulin resistance; obesity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Humans
Insulin Resistance*
Obesity / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2