PMID- 32690985 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1758-5996 (Print) IS - 1758-5996 (Electronic) IS - 1758-5996 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2020 TI - Coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2) in obesity and diabetes comorbidities: is heat shock response determinant for the disease complications? PG - 63 LID - 10.1186/s13098-020-00572-w [doi] LID - 63 AB - Chronic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of several metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). With the recent worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease (SARS-CoV-2), it has been observed that individuals with these metabolic diseases are more likely to develop complications, increasing the severity of the disease and a poorer outcome. Coronavirus infection leads to the activation of adaptive and innate immune responses, resulting in massive inflammation (to so called cytokine storm), which in turn can lead to damage to various tissues, septic shock and multiple organ failure. Recent evidence suggests that the common link between metabolic diseases and SARS-CoV-2 is the inflammatory response (chronic/low-grade for metabolic diseases and acute/intense in coronavirus infection). However, the ability of the infected individuals to resolve the inflammation has not yet been explored. The heat shock response (HSR), an important anti-inflammatory pathway, is reduced in patients with metabolic diseases and, consequently, may impair inflammation resolution and control in patients with SARS-CoV-2, thus enabling its amplification and propagation through all tissues. Herein, we present a new hypothesis that aims to explain the increased severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with metabolic diseases, and the possible benefits of HSR-inducing therapies to improve the inflammatory profile in these patients. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. FAU - Krause, Mauricio AU - Krause M AD - Laboratory of Inflammation, Metabolism and Exercise Research (LAPIMEX) and Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Department of Physiology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil. GRID: grid.8532.c. ISNI: 0000 0001 2200 7498 FAU - Gerchman, Fernando AU - Gerchman F AD - Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil. GRID: grid.414449.8. ISNI: 0000 0001 0125 3761 AD - Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Friedman, Rogerio AU - Friedman R AD - Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil. GRID: grid.414449.8. ISNI: 0000 0001 0125 3761 AD - Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200716 PL - England TA - Diabetol Metab Syndr JT - Diabetology & metabolic syndrome JID - 101488958 PMC - PMC7364287 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Heat shock response OT - Inflammation OT - Metabolic diseases OT - SARS-CoV-2 COIS- Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interest as far as the contents of this manuscript are considered. EDAT- 2020/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/22 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/16 CRDT- 2020/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 572 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13098-020-00572-w [doi] PST - epublish SO - Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2020 Jul 16;12:63. doi: 10.1186/s13098-020-00572-w. eCollection 2020.