Salivary Glands: Potential Reservoirs for COVID-19 Asymptomatic Infection

J Dent Res. 2020 Jul;99(8):989. doi: 10.1177/0022034520918518. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Authors

J Xu¹, Y Li¹, F Gan¹, Y Du¹, Y Yao¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Clinical Research in Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

PMID: 32271653
DOI: 10.1177/0022034520918518

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Asymptomatic Infections*
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Pandemics*
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / metabolism*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Salivary Glands / metabolism
Salivary Glands / virology*

Substances

Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2