by Karolinska Institutet Schematic illustration of mechanisms underlying SARS-CoV-2-induced adipose atrophy and weight loss. SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers dyspnea and pathological changes in the infected lung tissues, including pulmonary edema, inflammation, and obstruction of pulmonary alveoli. These pathological alterations induce local hypoxia in the lung tissue and systemic hypoxia in other tissues. Hypoxia serves as a...
