Abstract
The cellular entry of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is mediated by interaction with the human angio-tensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a receptor that is expressed on both lung and intestinal epithelial cells. We performed a quantitative proteomic analysis to investigate the expression of possible receptors for SARS-CoV-2 in the intestinal mucosa of 23 patients with chronic colitis. ACE2 expression was low and remained unaltered in the gut of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn’s disease (CD), intestinal Behćet’s disease (BD), and intestinal tuberculosis (TB), when compared with that of healthy indi-viduals. Additionally, the expression levels of some probable co-receptors, including dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), aminopepti-dase N (AMPN), and glutamyl aminopeptidase (AMPE), were unchanged in the affected UC, CD, intestinal BD, and intestinal TB colon mucosa samples. In conclusion, gut inflammation associated with chronic colitis does not mediate a further increase in the cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 891-894 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Yonsei medical journal |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), which is funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (grant number 2017M3A9F3041229), and a grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), which is funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number HI18C0094).
Publisher Copyright:
© Yonsei University College of Medicine 2020.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
