Leptin as a potential prognostic marker of the severity of COVID-19 infection in obese patients

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Date

2022

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11482

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2021.12.003

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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Abstract

We read with great interest the article “Obesity as a risk factor for unfavorable outcomes in critically ill patients affected by COVID-19”, and we believe this is an important contribution toward understanding the relationship between the severity of the disease COVID-19 and obesity. Although we agree on the apparent role of adipokines, we believe that there is evidence suggesting that leptin may have a significant role in the underlying mechanisms of severe COVID-19 in obese patients due to its important immunological function...

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