Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Is Cytotoxic and Increases ACE2 Expression on Human Airway Epithelial Cells: Implications for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Tobacco smoking has emerged as a risk factor for increasing the susceptibility to infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) via increased expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) in the lung, linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) development. Giv...

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Main Authors: Kielan Darcy McAlinden, Wenying Lu, Parisa Vahidi Ferdowsi, Stephen Myers, James Markos, Josie Larby, Collin Chia, Heinrich C. Weber, Greg Haug, Mathew Suji Eapen, Sukhwinder Singh Sohal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1028