Leptin Deficiency, Caused by Malnutrition, Makes You Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection but Could Offer Protection from Severe COVID-19
Dewald Schoeman,
Burtram C. Fielding
Affiliations
Dewald Schoeman
Molecular Biology and Virology Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Molecular Biology and Virology Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
In much of the developing world, severe malnutrition is the most prevalent cause of immunodeficiency and affects up to 50% of the population in some impoverished communities. As yet, we do not know how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will behave in populations with immunodeficiency caused by malnourishment.
