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Possible Role of Adipose Tissue and the Endocannabinoid System in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pathogenesis: Can Rimonabant Return?

Authors :
Jérôme Ausseil
Stéphanie Trudel
Fabienne Briand-Mésange
Hugues Chap
Jean-Pierre Salles
Juliette Salles
Centre de Physiopathologie Toulouse Purpan (CPTP)
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3)
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
PINIER, CHRISTINE
Source :
Obesity, Obesity, Wiley, 2020, 28 (9), pp.1580-1581. ⟨10.1002/oby.22916⟩, Obesity, 2020, 28 (9), pp.1580-1581. ⟨10.1002/oby.22916⟩
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

International audience; This is the main conclusion of a recent study describing a strong relationship between the degree of obesity and the severity of COVID‐19 infection. Obesity has various negative consequences relative to the course of COVID‐19, including adverse effects on lung physiology, and induces comorbidities such as type II diabetes or hypertension. However, additional mechanisms involving the low‐grade inflammatory state accompanying obesity can also be suggested

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1930739X and 19307381
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Obesity
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6a77aa93ca38148c9c4c71a67e3fdba8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22916