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ReviewInfectious medicine2025

Immune dysregulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Implications for tuberculosis, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS.

Uzair Abbas, Harendra Kumar, Niaz Hussain, Ishfaque Ahmed, Rabeel Nawaz Laghari, Misha Tanveer, Mohammad Hadif, Kashaf Fatima, Muhib Ullah Khalid, Khadija Anwar and 1 more

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Review in Infectious medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Increased Risk ofOpen forum infectious diseases · 2026
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  8. Autologous Blood Clot Therapy for Wounds: Investigating the Chemotactic Effect on PBMCs and Fibroblasts in Diabetes.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Uzair AbbasDepartment of Physiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Harendra KumarDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Niaz HussainBilawal Medical College, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan.
Ishfaque AhmedSindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Center, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 75100, Pakistan.
Rabeel Nawaz LaghariDepartment of Medicine, Indus Medical College Hospital, Tando Muhammad Khan 70220, Pakistan.
Misha TanveerDepartment of Physiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Mohammad HadifDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Kashaf FatimaDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Muhib Ullah KhalidDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Khadija AnwarDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Mahtab KhanDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex and multifactorial disorder associated with elevated blood sugar levels, poor insulin sensitivity, and inadequate insulin production. It has a major impact on the immune system, making a person more susceptible to and influenced by a variety of infectious illnesses. This narrative review summarizes the relationship between chronic inflammation and high glucose levels in DM, on susceptibility and outcomes in endemic infectious diseases. We focused on impact of DM on disease progression, and treatment response in these infections. Literature was identified through searches of PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, focusing on epidemiologic, clinical, and mechanistic studies. The evidences suggest that immune modulation in DM has profound inverse relations with the outcome of infectious diseases including tuberculosis, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS. DM increases the risk of developing severe forms of infectious diseases due to downregulation of the immune system which is associated with glycemic control. There is a need to understand the relationship between DM and immunological control for developing methods to reduce these risks and improve outcomes for the affected population.

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COVID-19Diabetes mellitusDysregulationHIV/AIDSImmune modulationTuberculosisVaccine

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PMID41216008
PMCPMC12596640

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