Title:COVID-19: The Significance of Platelets, Mitochondria, Vitamin D, Serotonin and the Gut Microbiota
Volume: 28
Issue: 37
Author(s): István Bókkon*, Gábor Kapócs, András Vucskits, Attila Erdöfi-Szabó, Jan Vagedes , Felix Scholkmann and Henrik Szöke
Affiliation:
- Vision Research Institute, Neuroscience and Consciousness Research Department, Lowell, MA,United States
Keywords:
Platelets, mitochondria, vitamin D, serotonin, gut-brain axis, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2.
Abstract: We provide a brief review of the significance of platelets, mitochondria, vitamin
D, serotonin, and the gut microbiome in COVID-19. We hypothesize that hyperactive
platelets and mitochondrial dysfunction, as well as low vitamin D level, gut dysbiosis,
and increased serum serotonin produced by enterochromaffin cells, may all represent
important aspects in the pathophysiology of COVID-19.