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Editor, Senior Moderator
Rev Pneumol Clin. 2011 Sep;67(4):244-9. Epub 2011 Aug 5.
[Obesity, poor prognostic factor in pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: The role of adipokines in the modulation of respiratory defenses].
[Article in French]
Salvator H, Devillier P, Rivaud E, Catherinot E, Honderlick P, Couderc LJ.
Source
Service de pneumologie, h?pital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France; Laboratoire de pharmacologie et physiologie respiratoire, UPRES EA 220, 11, rue Guillaume-Lenoir, 92150 Suresnes, France.
Abstract
Pandemic influenza A (H1N1), which occurred during 2009, revealed some unexpected epidemiologic characteristics, notably the high number of obese subjects among the severe cases of influenza. Generally, obesity seems to be associated with a weakness when it comes to respiratory infections. This susceptibility may be the result of a concurrence of mechanical and hormonal factors due to the excess weight. Obesity leads to changes in the ventilatory mechanics and an increase in the metabolic load during exercise. It is associated with immune system changes. Adipokines, cytokines produced by adipocytes, including leptin, play a central role by modulating the activity of all the cells of the immune system. Finally, obesity is associated with an increased risk of thrombosis, which has an adverse effect on the prognosis of infections. All of these observations can explain that obesity has been a risk factor in serious cases of influenza.
Copyright ? 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
PMID:
21920285
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21920285
[Obesity, poor prognostic factor in pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: The role of adipokines in the modulation of respiratory defenses].
[Article in French]
Salvator H, Devillier P, Rivaud E, Catherinot E, Honderlick P, Couderc LJ.
Source
Service de pneumologie, h?pital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France; Laboratoire de pharmacologie et physiologie respiratoire, UPRES EA 220, 11, rue Guillaume-Lenoir, 92150 Suresnes, France.
Abstract
Pandemic influenza A (H1N1), which occurred during 2009, revealed some unexpected epidemiologic characteristics, notably the high number of obese subjects among the severe cases of influenza. Generally, obesity seems to be associated with a weakness when it comes to respiratory infections. This susceptibility may be the result of a concurrence of mechanical and hormonal factors due to the excess weight. Obesity leads to changes in the ventilatory mechanics and an increase in the metabolic load during exercise. It is associated with immune system changes. Adipokines, cytokines produced by adipocytes, including leptin, play a central role by modulating the activity of all the cells of the immune system. Finally, obesity is associated with an increased risk of thrombosis, which has an adverse effect on the prognosis of infections. All of these observations can explain that obesity has been a risk factor in serious cases of influenza.
Copyright ? 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
PMID:
21920285
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21920285