biostudies-literatureUnknown148Gallo CGUniversità di BolognaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a potentially life-threatening disease, defined as Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). The most common signs and symptoms of this pathological condition include cough, fever, shortness of breath, and sudden onset of anosmia, ageusia, or dysgeusia. The course of COVID-19 is mild or moderate in more than 80% of cases, but it is severe or critical in about 14% and 5% of infected subjects respectively, with a significant risk of mortality. SARS-CoV-2 related infection is characterized by some pathogenetic events, resembling those detectable in other pathological conditions, such as sepsis and severe acute pancreatitis. All these syndromes are characterized by some similar features, including the coexistence of an exuberant inflCytokine155628https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8343368biostudies-literatureCOVID-19, what could sepsis, severe acute pancreatitis, gender differences, and aging teach us?PMC8343368Corazza IAntonacci DGuarniero TGallo CGTropeano AFederico LZancanaro MPosabella GHong Wde Biase DZippi MPausini EGiampieri EFiorino SPausini CfalseCOVID-19, what could sepsis, severe acute pancreatitis, gender differences, and aging teach us?Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a potentially life-threatening disease, defined as Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). The most common signs and symptoms of this pathological condition include cough, fever, shortness of breath, and sudden onset of anosmia, ageusia, or dysgeusia. The course of COVID-19 is mild or moderate in more than 80% of cases, but it is severe or critical in about 14% and 5% of infected subjects respectively, with a significant risk of mortality. SARS-CoV-2 related infection is characterized by some pathogenetic events, resembling those detectable in other pathological conditions, such as sepsis and severe acute pancreatitis. All these syndromes are characterized by some similar features, including the coexistence of an exuberant infl2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Dec2025-04-04T13:43:12.454Z2022-02-11T12:04:05.053ZS-EPMC83433683441198910.1016/j.cyto.2021.155628