Association between Hypomagnesemia, COVID-19, Respiratory Tract and Lung Disease.
Open Respir Med J
; 15: 43-45, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1488409
ABSTRACT
The complexity of COVID-19 is also related to the multiple molecular pathways triggered by SARS-CoV-2, which is able to cause type I pneumocyte death, trigger intravascular coagulation, interfere with the renin-angiotensin system, dysregulate iron metabolism, ending with the insurgence of a cytokine storm which may lead to death. Old adults with obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are among the high-risk category groups more prone to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Magnesium has been reported to play a major role both in physiology and in pathology, particularly in elderly people, regulating cytotoxic functions of natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes. In spite of the absence of controlled trials, the possibility of magnesium supplementation for supportive treatment in patients with COVID-19 should be encouraged. This could be useful in all phases of the COVID-19 disease.
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Language:
English
Journal:
Open Respir Med J
Year:
2021
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Article
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1874306402115010043
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