Worsening of asthma control after COVID-19

BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 enters lung cells via angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Several studies suggest that interleukin-13, an important cytokine involved in T2 inflammation, reduces ACE2 expression, and therefore, asthma would not be a significant risk factor for the development of sev...

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Main Authors: Rosana Câmara Agondi, Natália Menechino, Ana Karolina Barreto Berselli Marinho, Jorge Kalil, Pedro Giavina-Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.882665/full