The controversial effect of smoking and nicotine in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Abstract The effects of nicotine and cigarette smoke in many diseases, notably COVID-19 infection, are being debated more frequently. The current basic data for COVID-19 is increasing and indicating the higher risk of COVID-19 infections in smokers due to the overexpression of corresponding host rec...

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Main Authors: Zahra Salehi, Bibi Fatemeh Nobakht Motlagh Ghoochani, Yazdan Hasani Nourian, Sadegh Azimzadeh Jamalkandi, Mostafa Ghanei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-023-00797-0