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1The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Abstract:
The virus that causes COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019), SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2), is causing a worldwide pandemic, posing a substantial threat to human health. Patients show signs of pneumonia, ARDS, shock, acute cardiac injury, acute kidney injury and other complications. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor is angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is an important component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). In addition, TMPRSS2 or other cofactors are needed to allow the virus to enter the host. Clinical patients have exhibited varying degrees of genitourinary and endocrine system damage, and some studies have also reported potential risks to the genitourinary and endocrine systems. This article reviews the mechanism underlying SARS-CoV-2 infection and the current studies on the male genitourinary and endocrine systems and proposes that more attention should be directed towards human reproductive and endocrine health during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.
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