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Research Progress on Reproductive System Damage in Male Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients

Wang, Wan-Lun ; Xiao, Rui

Zhōngguó yīxué kēxuéyuàn xuébào, 2022-12, Vol.44 (6), p.1069-1074 [Periódico revisado por pares]

China

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  • Título:
    Research Progress on Reproductive System Damage in Male Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients
  • Autor: Wang, Wan-Lun ; Xiao, Rui
  • Assuntos: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; COVID-19 ; Genitalia - metabolism ; Humans ; Male ; SARS-CoV-2 - metabolism
  • É parte de: Zhōngguó yīxué kēxuéyuàn xuébào, 2022-12, Vol.44 (6), p.1069-1074
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  • Descrição: The incidence and severity of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) have significant gender differences.Males are more likely to contract severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) than the age-matched females.The virus uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2(ACE2) receptors to enter human cells.In addition to infecting the respiratory system,ACE2 can also attack the digestive system,nervous system,immune system and so on,due to the various levels of expression in multiple human organs.The testes are one of the ACE2-rich organs.SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in the semen of some COVID-19 patients,which suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may damage the male reproductive system.However,the damage mechanism remains to be studied.The available studies focus on the short-term effect of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproduction and increasing attention has been paid to the long-term effect.This paper briefly describes the possible mechanisms of reproductive cell damage,hypogonadism,and testicular inflammation mediated by SARS-CoV-2 in male COVID-19 patients and points out the existing problems in the current studies,which will broaden the thinking for deciphering the mechanism of reproductive system damage in male COVID-19 patients.
  • Editor: China
  • Idioma: Chinês

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