Cigarette smoke increases susceptibility of alveolar macrophages to SARS-CoV-2 infection through inducing reactive oxygen species-upregulated angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression

Abstract Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are the drivers of pulmonary cytokine storm in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. This study aimed to investigate clinical–regulatory factors for the entrance protein of SARS-CoV-2, angiotensin–converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in AMs...

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Main Authors: Chin-Wei Kuo, Po-Lan Su, Tang-Hsiu Huang, Chien-Chung Lin, Chian-Wei Chen, Jeng-Shiuan Tsai, Xin-Min Liao, Tzu-Yi Chan, Chi-Chang Shieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34785-6