CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Estradiol appears to help in female SARS-CoV-2 infection

miércoles, 26 de agosto de 2020

Estradiol appears to help in female SARS-CoV-2 infection

Estradiol appears to help in female SARS-CoV-2 infection

A hypothetical mechanistic pathway for the presumably protective role of 17β estradiol in SARS-CoV-2 infection. The membrane-tethered ACE2 protein has an amino terminal catalytic domain (a peptidase) that faces the extracellular space.

A hypothetical mechanistic pathway for the presumably protective role of 17β estradiol in SARS-CoV-2 infection. The membrane-tethered ACE2 protein has an amino terminal catalytic domain (a peptidase) that faces the extracellular space.

Estradiol appears to help in female SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in August 2020 shows that the risk of infection is high for pre-menopausal women but the risk of death is much higher for men in the same age group and throws light on the protective nature of estradiol therapy in post-menopausal women.