Discriminatory Value of Adiponectin to Leptin Ratio for COVID-19 Pneumonia

CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that high Adpn/Lep (>2.23) in lean patients is consistent with a state of good health, which decreases in case of inflammatory states, ranging from adipose tissue dysfunction with low-grade inflammation to COVID-19 pneumonia.PMID:35529082 | PMC:PMC9072020 | DOI:10.1155/2022/9908450

Source: International Journal of Endocrinology - May 9, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Federica Tonon Stefano Di Bella Fabiola Giudici Verena Zerbato Ludovica Segat Raffaella Koncan Andrea Misin Barbara Toffoli Pierlanfranco D'Agaro Roberto Luzzati Bruno Fabris Stella Bernardi Source Type: research