Insulin may promote SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and replication in diabetes patients

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Patients with diabetes often have severe hyperglycemia triggered by novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Insulin treatment should be the main approach to the control of acute hyperglycemia in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, clinical investigation found that insulin treatment is associated with a significant increase in mortality risk in patients with diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 infection. The reason for this high mortality rate remains obscure. Previous studies have demonstrated that insulin is an activator of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) which could decrease extracellular pH and increase intracellular pH and glycolysis. Here, the author emphasizes insulin may contribute to SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and multiplication in host cells through activation of Na+/H+ exchange. Additionally, the inhibition of Na+ /H+ exchange activity or glycolytic flux can result in reduced mortality in patients with COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus during insulin treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

Enthalten in:

Medical hypotheses - 170(2023) vom: 26. Jan., Seite 110997

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Wenwu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Diabetes
Infection
Insulin
Journal Article
Na+/H+ exchanger
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mehy.2022.110997

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350517185