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- Title
Smoking and SARS-CoV-2 Disease (COVID-19): Dangerous Liaisons or Confusing Relationships?
- Authors
Li Volti, Giovanni; Caruso, Massimo; Polosa, Riccardo
- Abstract
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; smoking; angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 EN COVID-19 SARS-Cov-2 smoking angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 1321 1321 1 05/30/20 20200501 NES 200501 We read with great interest the article by Brake SJ and colleagues [[1]] investigating the relationship between smoking and angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) and the potential implication for COVID-19. References 1 Brake S.J., Barnsley K., Lu W., McAlinden K.D., Eapen M.S., Sohal S.S. Smoking upregulates angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor: A potential adhesion site for novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). 32244852 2 Zhang H., Penninger J.M., Li Y., Zhong N., Slutsky A.S. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a SARS-CoV-2 receptor: Molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic target.
- Subjects
COVID-19
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 5, p1321
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.3390/jcm9051321