Cargando…

Comparative analysis of ACE2 protein expression in rodent, non-human primate, and human respiratory tract at baseline and after injury: A conundrum for COVID-19 pathogenesis

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the putative functional receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current literature on the abundance and distribution of ACE2 protein in the human respiratory tract is controversial. We examined the effect of age and lung in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Soni, Sourabh, Jiang, Yujie, Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, Hornick, Jason L., Çataltepe, Sule
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33626084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247510