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Association of high level gene expression of ACE2 in adipose tissue with mortality of COVID-19 infection in obese patients
INTRODUCTION: Obese patients have an increased risk of COVID-19 critical illness leading to ICU admission or death compared to normal weight individuals. SARS-CoV-2 binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor is a critical step mediate virus entry into target cells. Articles have allu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32835126 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100283 |