Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors.
There has been significant concern regarding fertility and reproductive outcomes during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. Recent data suggests a high concentration of SARS-Cov2 receptors, ACE2 or TMPRSS2, in nasal epithelium and cornea, which explains person-to-person transmission. We investigated the prevale...
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| author | Jyoti Goad Joshua Rudolph Aleksandar Rajkovic |
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| description | There has been significant concern regarding fertility and reproductive outcomes during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. Recent data suggests a high concentration of SARS-Cov2 receptors, ACE2 or TMPRSS2, in nasal epithelium and cornea, which explains person-to-person transmission. We investigated the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 receptors among reproductive tissues by exploring the single-cell sequencing datasets from uterus, myometrium, ovary, fallopian tube, and breast epithelium. We did not detect significant expression of either ACE2 or TMPRSS2 in the normal human myometrium, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube, or breast. Furthermore, none of the cell types in the female reproductive organs we investigated, showed the co-expression of ACE2 with proteases, TMPRSS2, Cathepsin B (CTSB), and Cathepsin L (CTSL) known to facilitate the entry of SARS2-CoV2 into the host cell. These results suggest that myometrium, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube, and breast are unlikely to be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV2. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29dc35a680e54582b710a5a7027f3ec52022-12-21T23:31:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011512e024395910.1371/journal.pone.0243959Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors.Jyoti GoadJoshua RudolphAleksandar RajkovicThere has been significant concern regarding fertility and reproductive outcomes during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. Recent data suggests a high concentration of SARS-Cov2 receptors, ACE2 or TMPRSS2, in nasal epithelium and cornea, which explains person-to-person transmission. We investigated the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 receptors among reproductive tissues by exploring the single-cell sequencing datasets from uterus, myometrium, ovary, fallopian tube, and breast epithelium. We did not detect significant expression of either ACE2 or TMPRSS2 in the normal human myometrium, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube, or breast. Furthermore, none of the cell types in the female reproductive organs we investigated, showed the co-expression of ACE2 with proteases, TMPRSS2, Cathepsin B (CTSB), and Cathepsin L (CTSL) known to facilitate the entry of SARS2-CoV2 into the host cell. These results suggest that myometrium, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube, and breast are unlikely to be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV2.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243959 |
| spellingShingle | Jyoti Goad Joshua Rudolph Aleksandar Rajkovic Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. PLoS ONE |
| title | Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. |
| title_full | Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. |
| title_fullStr | Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. |
| title_short | Female reproductive tract has low concentration of SARS-CoV2 receptors. |
| title_sort | female reproductive tract has low concentration of sars cov2 receptors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243959 |
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