Association of severity and mortality of Covid-19 cases among acute kidney injury and sexual dimorphism

Mol Biol Rep. 2022 Jul;49(7):6753-6762. doi: 10.1007/s11033-022-07308-1. Epub 2022 Mar 6.

Abstract

Introduction: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) severely impacted global health and economic status. The native receptor-ligand interaction of Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and S protein induces host cell pathogenesis via immunosuppression.

Material and methods: The emerging evidence reports the sex disparity in Covid-19 induced mortality rate which affects abundantly men population. Although the biological interaction of Covid-19 with receptor upregulates the viral genome protein interactions and initiates the predictive multiorgan failure followed by acute kidney injury (AKI) in Covid-19 infected male population.

Conclusion: Besides, the knowledge and lessons learned from the study depict that cellular and molecular links may explain the risk and severity of Covid-19 and AKI in the male population and lead to management of Covid-19 induced AKI. Therefore, this review explored the pathways associated with the pathogenesis of two diseased conditions with sex disparity.

Keywords: AKI; Covid-19; Immunosuppression; Pathogenesis; Sex-disparity.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury*
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sex Characteristics