Brain injury, endothelial injury and inflammatory markers are elevated and express sex-specific alterations after COVID-19.
Jude P J SavarrajEun S ParkGabriela D ColpoSarah N HindsDiego MoralesHilda AhnstedtAtzhiry S PazAndres AssingFudong LiuShivanki JunejaEunhee KimSung-Min ChoAaron M GusdonPramod DashLouise D McCulloughH Alex ChoiPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2021)
The acute elevation of BIMs, CCs, and EIMs and the robust associations among them at COVID-19 hospitalization are suggestive of brain and endothelial injury. Higher BIM and inflammatory markers in men additionally suggest that men are more susceptible to the risk compared to women.
Keyphrases
- brain injury
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- cerebral ischemia
- endothelial cells
- middle aged
- liver failure
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- respiratory failure
- white matter
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- aortic dissection
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- multiple sclerosis
- insulin resistance
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation