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SUBMITTER: Mine K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8772979 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mine Keiichiro K Nagafuchi Seiho S Mori Hitoe H Takahashi Hirokazu H Anzai Keizo K
Biology 20211224 1
SARS-CoV-2 infection primarily causes pulmonary symptoms; however, accumulating reports indicate that some patients with COVID-19 have multiple organ dysfunction or failure. Although diabetes is considered a risk factor for severe COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection may also be a causal factor for diabetes mellitus in patients with COVID-19. According to the research reviewed in this paper, the pancreas and pancreatic β cells appear to be targets of SARS-CoV-2 and are damaged by direct or indirect ef ...[more]