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Editorial: the thyroid and Covid-19, volume II
Jiménez, Javier; Campinho, Marco António; Nogueira, Celia Regina; Sgarbi, JoseCoronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses of wide distribution in humans associated with mild respiratory disease. By contrast, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is one of those coronaviruses that can cause fatal illness. In late December 2019, an outburst of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China, was identified as the early stage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak...
Tributyltin chloride leads to adiposity and impairs metabolic functions in the ...
Bertuloso, Bruno Duarte; Podratz, Priscila Lang; Merlo, Eduardo; Araújo, Julia Fernandez Puñal de; Lima, Leandro Ceotto FreitasTributyltin chloride (TBT) is an environmental contaminant used in antifouling paints of boats Endocrine disruptor effects of TBT are well established in animal models. However, the adverse effects on metabolism are less well understood. The toxicity of TBT in the white adipose tissue (WAT), liver and pancreas of female rats were assessed. Animals were divided into control and TBT (0.1 mg/kg/day) groups. TBT in...
Editorial: New insights in thyroid and Covid-19
Sgarbi, Jose Augusto; Nogueira, Celia Regina; Brenta, Gabriela; Campinho, Marco AntónioThe Coronaviruses Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is perhaps the most dramatic threat to human health since the Spanish flu in 1918. Almost 700 million cases and more than 6 million deaths have been reported worldwide by November 20, 2022 (1). The lung is the main affected organ, and the most critical clinical presentation has been charac...