Highly expressed ACE-2 receptors during pregnancy: A protective factor for SARS-COV-2 infection?

Figueiro-Filho, Ernesto Antonio; Hobson, Sebastian R; Farine, Dan; Yudin, Mark H

Figueiro-Filho, Ernesto Antonio; Hobson, Sebastian R; Farine, Dan; Yudin, Mark H.

Affiliation

Figueiro-Filho EA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: eafigueiro@gmail.com.
Hobson SR; Mount Sinai Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Farine D; Mount Sinai Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Yudin MH; Saint Michael's Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Med Hypotheses ; 153: 110641, 2021 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34256245

Subject(s)

COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pandemics; Pregnancy; Protective Factors; Risk Factors

Key words

ACE-2; COVID-19; Hypothesis; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 4_TD / 6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles / 7_ODS3_muertes_prevenibles_nacidos_ninos Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Newborn / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Med Hypotheses Year: 2021 Document type: Article

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