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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Gastroenterol
. 2021 Jul 21;27(27):4358-4370.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4358.
Dysregulated liver function in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Current understanding and perspectives
Yi-Ke Huang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu-Jia Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pan Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Qing-Hua Wang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Since it was first reported in December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has spread rapidly around the world to cause the ongoing pandemic. Although the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are predominantly in the respiratory system, liver enzyme abnormalities exist in around half of the cases, which indicate liver injury, and raise clinical concern. At present, there is no consensus whether the liver injury is directly caused by viral replication in the liver tissue or indirectly by the systemic inflammatory response. This review aims to summarize the clinical manifestations and to explore the underlying mechanisms of liver dysfunction in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cytokine storm; Dysregulated liver function; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2021 Jul 21;27(27):4358-4370.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4358.
Dysregulated liver function in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Current understanding and perspectives
Yi-Ke Huang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu-Jia Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pan Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Qing-Hua Wang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34366609
- PMCID: PMC8316914
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4358
Abstract
Since it was first reported in December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has spread rapidly around the world to cause the ongoing pandemic. Although the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are predominantly in the respiratory system, liver enzyme abnormalities exist in around half of the cases, which indicate liver injury, and raise clinical concern. At present, there is no consensus whether the liver injury is directly caused by viral replication in the liver tissue or indirectly by the systemic inflammatory response. This review aims to summarize the clinical manifestations and to explore the underlying mechanisms of liver dysfunction in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cytokine storm; Dysregulated liver function; SARS-CoV-2.