SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and replication is impaired in Cystic Fibrosis airways due to ACE2 downregulation

Autor: Valentino Bezzerri, Valentina Gentili, Martina Api, Alessia Finotti, Chiara Papi, Anna Tamanini, Christian Boni, Elena Baldisseri, Debora Olioso, Martina Duca, Erika Tedesco, Sara Leo, Monica Borgatti, Sonia Volpi, Paolo Pinton, Giulio Cabrini, Roberto Gambari, Francesco Blasi, Giuseppe Lippi, Alessandro Rimessi, Roberta Rizzo, Marco Cipolli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35862-0
Popis: Patients with cystic fibrosis are not reporting particularly sever outcomes upon SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, the authors demonstrate decreased ACE2 levels is cystic fibrosis airway epithelia associated with impaired viral entry and replication.
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