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Article showing ACE2 (a key receptor for expression in human beta cells
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Article showing ACE2 (a key receptor for expression in human beta cells
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Decio Eizirik
Posted 11-14-2020 02:50
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Dear Colleagues,
A recently published article indicates that the SARS-CoV-2 receptor angiotensin I-converting enzyme type 2 (ACE2) is expressed in human pancreatic beta-cells and in the human pancreas microvasculature. These data suggest a potential link between SARS-CoV-2 and diabetes through putative infection of pancreatic microvasculature and/or ductal cells and/or through direct beta-cell virus tropism. The article is open access at
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.596898/full?utm_source=F-NTF&utm_medium=EMLX&utm_campaign=PRD_FEOPS_20170000_ARTICLE
Best regards,
Decio L. Eizirik
Decio L. Eizirik, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Director, Diabetes Center
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Indianapolis, USA
Email:
deizirik@indianabiosciences.org
https://www.indianabiosciences.org/
Professor,
ULB Center for Diabetes Research,
Medical Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
808 Route de Lennik,
B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: 32 2 555 62 42
Email: deizirik@ulb.ac.be
http://lmedex.ulb.ac.be/index.php
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