Potent prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of recombinant human ACE2-Fc against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo

Abstract The current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, poses a serious public health threat. Effective therapeutic and prophylactic treatments are urgently needed. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a functional receptor for SARS-CoV-2, which binds to the receptor binding domain (RBD)...

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Main Authors: Zhaoyong Zhang, Eric Zeng, Lu Zhang, Weiming Wang, Yingkang Jin, Jiye Sun, Shuxiang Huang, Wenguang Yin, Jun Dai, Zhen Zhuang, Zhao Chen, Jing Sun, Airu Zhu, Fang Li, Weitao Cao, Xiaobo Li, Yongxia Shi, Mian Gan, Shengnan Zhang, Peilan Wei, Jicheng Huang, Nanshan Zhong, Guocai Zhong, Jingxian Zhao, Yanqun Wang, Weihui Shao, Jincun Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Cell Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-021-00302-0