COVID-19 research: promising tracks leading to uro-oncology

Abstract

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The pivotal role of TMPRSS2 in coronavirus disease 2019 and prostate cancer

“…Thus, revealing how the expression of TMPRSS2 protein in the lung could vary between men and women has been indicated as an important element in understanding differential susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nonetheless, several studies have reported controversial results, most of them suggesting that constitutive expression of TMPRSS2 in lung cells do not seem to differ according to gender [ 13 , 14 ].…”

Urological complications of COVID-19: a systematic review

“…Several authors have emphasized the need of urological monitoring of COVID-19 patients, not only during the disease, but also to long term complications ( 13 – 15 ). Therefore, a systematic review would be crucial to synthetize the major urologic aspects of SARS-CoV-2.…”