Title : Nicotine upregulates ACE2 expression and increases competence for SARS-CoV-2 in human pneumocytes.

Pub. Date : 2021 Apr

PMID : 33850935






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1 Nicotine upregulates ACE2 expression and increases competence for SARS-CoV-2 in human pneumocytes. Nicotine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 Homo sapiens
2 We exposed low angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-expressing human pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 epithelial cells to nicotine and assessed ACE2 expression at different times. Nicotine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 Homo sapiens
3 We exposed low angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-expressing human pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 epithelial cells to nicotine and assessed ACE2 expression at different times. Nicotine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 Homo sapiens
4 Nicotine exposure induces rapid and long-lasting increases in gene and protein expression of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2, which in turn translates into increased competence for SARS-CoV-2 replication and cytopathic effect. Nicotine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 Homo sapiens