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Beta coronaviruses and human endocrine system: new data (review of literature)
S V Bulgakova1, E V Treneva1, N O Zakharova1
1Samara State Medical University.
Abstract:
A new dangerous respiratory disease COVID-19 was first reported in China in December 2019, the pathogen SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), belonging to the beta coronavirus genus, which, in addition to SARS-CoV-2, includes SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV. The genome of SARS-CoV-2 is almost 80% similar to SARS-CoV-1 and 50% to MERS-CoV. The mechanisms of infection of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 are also similar and occur through the binding of the virus to the type 2 angiotensin-converting enzyme protein (ACE2), which is widely represented in the human body with predominant expression in endocrine tissues. In this connection, SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 affect the organs of the endocrine system, causing damage and hormonal changes that affect the prognosis of the course of COVID-19. This literature review is devoted to the analysis of changes in the organs of the endocrine system that occur during infection with SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, as well as the potential effect of hormones on susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2.
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