Down-Regulation of Colonic ACE2 Expression in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Responding to Anti-TNF Therapy: Implications for COVID-19
Background and Aims: Angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) is the key molecule for understanding the pathophysiology of COVID-19. The risk of COVID-19 and impact of immunosuppressive treatment on disease course in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain controversial. We aimed to det...
Main Authors: | Xiao-Zhi Li, Yun Qiu, Louisa Jeffery, Fen Liu, Rui Feng, Jin-Shen He, Jin-Yu Tan, Zi-Yin Ye, Si-Nan Lin, Subrata Ghosh, Marietta Iacucci, Min-Hu Chen, Ren Mao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.613475/full |
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