Structural and Functional Analysis of Female Sex Hormones against SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry

Structural and Functional Analysis of Female Sex Hormones against SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry

Emerging evidence suggests that males are more susceptible to severe infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus than females. A variety of mechanisms may underlie the observed gender-related disparities including differences in sex hormones. However, the precise mechanisms by which female sex hormones may pr...

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Main Authors: Jorge Alberto Aguilar-Pineda, Mazen Albaghdadi, Wanlin Jiang, Karin J. Vera-Lopez, Rita Nieto-Montesinos, Karla Lucia F. Alvarez, Gonzalo Davila Del-Carpio, Badhin Gómez, Mark E. Lindsay, Rajeev Malhotra, Christian L. Lino Cardenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
COVID-19
ACE2
sex hormones
estrogenes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11508

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