Are adipokines the missing link between obesity, immune response, and outcomes in severe COVID-19?

Obesity a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19 Infection: Multiple Potential Mechanisms

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Increased ACE2 Expression in the Bronchial Epithelium of COPD Patients who are Overweight

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Obesity as a contributor to immunopathology in pregnant and non‐pregnant adults with COVID‐19

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Obesity, the most common comorbidity in SARS-CoV-2: is leptin the link?

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Uncontrolled Innate and Impaired Adaptive Immune Responses in Patients with COVID-19 ARDS

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Is Interleukin 6 the Right Target in COVID-19 Severe Pneumonia?

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Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

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The dysregulated innate immune response in severe COVID-19 pneumonia that could drive poorer outcome

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Visceral adiposity elevates the risk of critical condition in COVID‐19: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Comparison of the characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza: a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study

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Impact of Obesity on Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis, Immune Response, and Evolution

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Obesity, Fat Mass and Immune System: Role for Leptin

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Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Management of Obesity

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Obesity and the outcome of infection

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