Association of COVID with Mycosis in General.

Gurpreet KaurRajinder Kaurnull SumanpreetManpreet Kaur

Published in: Infectious disorders drug targets (2024)

The receptors and metabolic pathways affected by COVID-19 result in severe physiological conditions- hyperglycemia, DKA, anemia, iron overload, immunosuppression, and hypoxia. All these conditions not only increase the expression of GRP-78, the major receptor for entry of fungi but also play a crucial role in providing quality media for Mucormycosis fungus to establish and grow. Hence explains the fungal epidemic observed in India during the second wave of COVID-19 in India.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
poor prognosis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease
binding protein
early onset
oxidative stress
long non coding rna