Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in subcutaneous fat but not visceral fat, and the disruption of fat lymphocyte homeostasis in both fat tissues in the macaque
Subcutaneous fat tissue expresses higher angiotensin-converting-enzyme 2 mRNA than visceral fat tissue and is selectively infected by SARS-Cov-2, while both fat tissues show drastic reduction in CD69 expression in T cells.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-06-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03503-9 |