ACE-2 expression in the small airway epithelia of smokers and COPD patients: implications for COVID-19

吸烟者和 COPD 患者小气道上皮细胞中 ACE-2 的表达:对 COVID-19 的影响

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作者:Janice M Leung, Chen X Yang, Anthony Tam, Tawimas Shaipanich, Tillie-Louise Hackett, Gurpreet K Singhera, Delbert R Dorscheid, Don D Sin

Abstract

Smokers and those with COPD have increased airway expression of ACE-2, which is the entry receptor for the COVID-19 virus. This may explain the increased risk of severe COVID-19 in these subpopulations and highlight the importance of smoking cessation. https://bit.ly/3bC29es

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