Assessment of DHEAS, cortisol, and DHEAS/cortisol ratio in patients with COVID-19: a pilot study.

Sojit TomoMithu BanerjeeSreenivasulu KarliPurvi PurohitPrasenjit MitraPraveen SharmaM K GargBharat Kumar

Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) (2022)

The present study is the first of its kind comparing DHEAS levels and DHEAS/cortisol ratio in COVID-19 patients and control subjects. DHEAS, with its inhibitory effect on IL6 and activation of Tregs, may play a crucial role in immune defense mechanisms against COVID-19.

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sars cov
coronavirus disease
innate immune