Journal article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in COPD and IPF fibroblasts: the forgotten cell in COVID-19
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to death in susceptible individuals. For those who recover, post-COVID-19 complications may include development of pulmonary fibrosis. Factors contributing to disease severity or development of complications are not known. Using computational analysis with experimental data, we report that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)- and chronic …
Authors
Aloufi N; Traboulsi H; Ding J; Fonseca GJ; Nair P; Huang SK; Hussain SNA; Eidelman DH; Baglole CJ
Journal
American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Vol. 320, No. 1, pp. l152–l157
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
January 1, 2021
DOI
10.1152/ajplung.00455.2020
ISSN
1040-0605