Background: On the 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was
informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin detected in Wuhan City …

Obesity has been well recognized as an important comorbidity in patients with asthma,
representing a unique phenotype and endotype. This association indicates a close …

Obesity is becoming more and more prevalent especially in Western industrial nations. The
understanding of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ as well as the detection of …

Obesity, through adipose tissue (AT) inflammation and dysregulation, represents a critical
factor for COVID-19; here, we investigated whether serum levels of adiponectin, HMW …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious complication of pregnancy and is defined
as a state of glucose intolerance that is first diagnosed and arises during gestation. Although …

Latest evidences from literature suggest that SARS-CoV-2 disease 2019 (COVID-19) is
commonly complicated with coagulopathy and that disseminated intravascular coagulation …

Pulmonary hypertension is an umbrella term including many different disorders causing an
increase of the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP)≥ 25 mmHg. Recent data …

The co-occurrence of asthma and obesity is becoming an increasingly common health
problem. It became clear that both diseases are closely related, since overweight/obesity are …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation,
bronchial reversible obstruction and hyperresponsiveness to direct or indirect stimuli. It is a …

The asthma-obesity syndrome represents a major public health concern that
disproportionately contributes to asthma severity and induces insensitivity to therapy. To …