期刊
JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
卷 21, 期 9, 页码 2137-2145出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00184
关键词
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; neurology; ACE2; immunohistochemistry; proteomics; transcriptomics; antibodies; brain
资金
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
- Swedish state
- Swedish government
- ALF
The expression of ACE2 protein in the brain differs between normal individuals and COVID-19 patients, with an upregulation observed in certain patients' endothelial cells. Further study is needed to understand the role of endothelial cells in COVID-19 disease and neurological symptoms.
SARS-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed to be a global challenge. An increasing number of neurological symptoms have been linked to the COVID-19 disease, but the underlying mechanisms of such symptoms and which patients could be at risk are not yet established. The suggested key receptor for host cell entry is angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Previous studies on limited tissue material have shown no or low protein expression of ACE2 in the normal brain. Here, we used stringently validated antibodies and immunohistochemistry to examine the protein expression of ACE2 in all major regions of the normal brain. The expression pattern was compared with the COVID-19-affected brain of patients with a varying degree of neurological symptoms. In the normal brain, the expression was restricted to the choroid plexus and ependymal cells with no expression in any other brain cell types. Interestingly, in the COVID-19-affected brain, an upregulation of ACE2 was observed in endothelial cells of certain patients, most prominently in the white matter and with the highest expression observed in the patient with the most severe neurological symptoms. The data shows differential expression of ACE2 in the diseased brain and highlights the need to further study the role of endothelial cells in COVID-19 disease in relation to neurological symptoms.
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