Expression of SARS-CoV-2-related receptors in cells of the neurovascular unit: implications for HIV-1 infection

Abstract Background Neurological complications are common in patients affected by COVID-19 due to the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect brains. While the mechanisms of this process are not fully understood, it has been proposed that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the cells of the neurovascular unit (NVU), whic...

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Main Authors: Silvia Torices, Rosalba Cabrera, Michael Stangis, Oandy Naranjo, Nikolai Fattakhov, Timea Teglas, Daniel Adesse, Michal Toborek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02210-2