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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Seymen, Cemile Merve

Titel

The other side of COVID‐19 pandemic: Effects on male fertility

Ist Teil von

• Journal of medical virology, 2021-03, Vol.93 (3), p.1396-1402

Ort / Verlag

United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has become a major pandemic threat worldwide. According to the existing clinical data, this virus not only causes respiratory diseases and affects the lungs but also induces histopathological or functional changes in various organs like the testis and also the male genital tract. The renin‐angiotensin system (RAS), also ACE 2 and TMPRSS2 play an important role in the cellular entry for SARS‐CoV‐2. Because the male genital system presents high ACE 2 expression, the importance of this pathway increases in COVID‐19 cases. As the COVID‐19 pandemic has affected the male genital system in direct or indirect ways and showed a negative impact on male reproduction, this paper focuses on the possible mechanisms underlying the damage caused by COVID‐19 to the testis and also other components of the male genital tract. Highlights The male genital system presents high ACE 2 expression therefore, it will be highly important to investigate and clarify the relationship between COVID‐19 and the male genital tract.