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Sex and COVID-19: A Protective Role for Reproductive Steroids #MMPMID33229187
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Trends Endocrinol Metab 2021[Jan]; 32 (1): 3-6 PMID33229187show ga
Evidence shows coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced symptom severity and mortality is more frequent in men than in women, suggesting sex steroids may play a protective role. Female reproductive steroids, estrogen and progesterone, and its metabolite allopregnanolone, are anti-inflammatory, reshape competence of immune cells, stimulate antibody production, and promote proliferation and repair of respiratory epithelial cells, suggesting they may protect against COVID-19 symptoms.