COVID-19 and ethnicity: Does reduced responsiveness to glucocorticoids explain the more aggressive nature of disease among minorities?
Med Hypotheses
; 144: 110220, 2020 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-33254527
Marked ethnic variations in complications and mortality have been noted following infection with COVID-19, with Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups (BAME) being particularly hard hit. We hypothesise that glucocorticoid resistance stemming from several intrinsic reasons such as chronic social stress and lower circulating levels of Vitamin D may contribute to the exaggerated inflammatory response, more severe disease and poorer outcomes observed in BAME.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tratamento Farmacológico da COVID-19
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Glucocorticoides
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Grupos Minoritários
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Hypotheses
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Trinidad e Tobago
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos