Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
Front Med. 2021 Aug;15(4):638-643. doi: 10.1007/s11684-021-0831-z. Epub 2021 Mar 21.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused numerous deaths around the world. A growing body of evidence points to the important role of overwhelming inflammatory responses in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and the effectiveness of anti-inflammation therapy against COVID-19 is emerging. In addition to affecting the lungs, COVID-19 can be a severe systemic inflammatory disease that is related to endothelial dysfunction. We are calling for closer attention to endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19 not only for fully revealing the pathogenic mechanism of COVID-19 but also for properly adjusting the strategy of clinical intervention.
新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)大流行在全球范围内导致了大量死亡。越来越多的证据表明,炎症反应过度在 COVID-19 的发病机制中起着重要作用,抗炎治疗对 COVID-19 的有效性正在显现。除了影响肺部之外,COVID-19 还可能是一种严重的全身性炎症性疾病,与内皮功能障碍有关。我们呼吁密切关注 COVID-19 中的内皮功能障碍,这不仅有助于充分揭示 COVID-19 的发病机制,而且有助于正确调整临床干预策略。