SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Pancreatic β Cell Failure.
Keiichiro MineSeiho NagafuchiHitoe MoriHirokazu TakahashiKeizo AnzaiPublished in: Biology (2021)
SARS-CoV-2 infection primarily causes pulmonary symptoms; however, accumulating reports indicate that some patients with COVID-19 have multiple organ dysfunction or failure. Although diabetes is considered a risk factor for severe COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection may also be a causal factor for diabetes mellitus in patients with COVID-19. According to the research reviewed in this paper, the pancreas and pancreatic β cells appear to be targets of SARS-CoV-2 and are damaged by direct or indirect effects of the infection. However, controversial results have been reported between study groups, mainly due to the limited number of cases with diabetes precipitated by COVID-19. In this review, we comprehensively discuss the published findings on the potential association between SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 and pancreatic β-cell damage leading to diabetes onset. These findings will further contribute to our understanding of the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- single cell
- cell therapy
- oxidative stress
- induced apoptosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- stem cells
- systematic review
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- early onset
- climate change
- randomized controlled trial
- cell proliferation
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- adverse drug