Do free radical NETwork and oxidative stress disparities in African Americans enhance their vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity?

Do free radical NETwork and oxidative stress disparities in African Americans enhance their vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity?

This review focuses on the hypothetical mechanisms for enhanced vulnerability of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 severity, and increased deaths. A disproportionately higher number of African Americans are afflicted with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypert...

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Main Author: Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Redox Biology
Subjects:
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Oxidants
Neutrophils
African Americans
Black Americans
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231720309265

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