Viral infiltration of pancreatic islets in patients with COVID-19

Viral infiltration of pancreatic islets in patients with COVID-19

New-onset hyperglycemia and complications of preexisting diabetes have been observed in COVID-19 patients, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, the authors show that SARS-CoV-2 is detectable in both endocrine and exocrine cells of the pancreata of patients with COVID-19...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Steenblock, Stefanie Richter, Ilona Berger, Marko Barovic, Janine Schmid, Undine Schubert, Natalia Jarzebska, Anne von Mässenhausen, Andreas Linkermann, Annette Schürmann, Jessica Pablik, Thomas Dienemann, Katja Evert, Roman N. Rodionov, Natalia Y. Semenova, Vsevolod A. Zinserling, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Gustavo Baretton, Dirk Lindemann, Michele Solimena, Barbara Ludwig, Stefan R. Bornstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23886-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23886-3

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