SARS-CoV-2 may impair pancreatic function via basigin: A single-cell transcriptomic study of the pancreas

• 作者: Qiu-Ran Wang
• 来源期刊: 亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（3）
• 所属期刊栏目: Letter to Editor
• 页码范围: 143-144
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.307811

摘要

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 infection is a major threat to global public health. SARS-COV-2 not only activates the human immune system but also causes severe damage to multiple organs by binding to specific virus receptors[1].Basigin (BSG) is considered as the second important target for SARS-CoV-2 invasion after angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)[2], which may mediate a variety of tissue damage, such as in the uterus[3] and brain[4].