id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-344003-oul2hdyq Maleki Dana, Parisa An Insight into the Sex Differences in COVID-19 Patients: What are the Possible Causes? 2020-06-18 .txt text/plain 2761 168 51 Moreover, it is observed that men have a higher risk of developing a severe form of the disease compared to women, highlighting the importance of disaggregated data of male and female COVID-19 patients. ACE2: angiotensin converting enzyme-2 ADAM-17: ADAM metallopeptidase domain-17 AR: androgen receptor CCL: chemokine (C-C motif) ligand cFT: calculated free testosterone CRP: C-reactive protein CXCL: chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand E2: estradiol ESR: estrogen receptor ICU: intensive care unit IL: interleukin mACE2: myocardial angiotensin converting enzyme-2 NHBE: normal human bronchial epithelial RICU: respiratory intensive care unit sACE2: soluble angiotensin converting enzyme-2 SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS-CoV: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus TMPRSS2: transmembrane serine protease-2 TT: total testosterone with the virus will die in comparison with men (1.7%/2.8%). Studies of COVID-19 patients have shown that men have a higher risk of developing to the severe form of the disease compared to women. ./cache/cord-344003-oul2hdyq.txt ./txt/cord-344003-oul2hdyq.txt