Dysbalance of ACE2 levels – a possible cause for severe COVID‐19 outcome in COPD

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) poses a serious threat to healthcare systems worldwide. Binding of the virus to angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an important step in the infection mechanism. However, it is unknown if ACE2 expression in patients with chr...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Fließer, Anna Birnhuber, Leigh M Marsh, Elisabeth Gschwandtner, Walter Klepetko, Horst Olschewski, Grazyna Kwapiszewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cjp2.224