Paradoxical effects of cigarette smoke and COPD on SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease
Abstract Background How cigarette smoke (CS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection and severity is controversial. We investigated the effects of COPD and CS on the expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry receptor ACE2 in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01639-8 |