Angiotensin-converting enzyme II expression and its implication in the association between COVID-19 and allergic rhinitis

Allergy. 2021 Mar;76(3):906-910. doi: 10.1111/all.14569. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

Authors

Hai Wang¹, Jia Song¹, Yin Yao¹, Yi-Ke Deng¹, Zhi-Chao Wang¹, Bo Liao¹, Jin Ma¹, Chao He¹, Li Pan¹, Yang Liu¹, Jun-Gang Xie^{2

3}, Ming Zeng¹, Zheng Liu^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases of Ministry of Health, Wuhan, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: allergic rhinitis; angiotensin-converting enzyme II; coronavirus disease 2019; cytokine; epithelial cell.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / genetics*
COVID-19 / enzymology*
COVID-19 / etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Rhinitis, Allergic / complications
Rhinitis, Allergic / enzymology*
Rhinitis, Allergic / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2*

Substances

ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

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