ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 Expression in the Normal and COVID-19 Pancreas
I. Kusmartseva, W. Wu, F. Syed, V. van der Heide, M. Jorgensen, P. Joseph, X. Tang, E. Candelario-Jalil, C. Yang, H. Nick, J. Harbert, A. L. Posgai, R. Lloyd, S. Cechin, A. Pugliese, , M. A. Atkinson
This study examines ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 expression in normal and COVID-19 pancreas tissues, finding prominent ACE2 expression in ductal epithelium and microvasculature, with limited endocrine cell expression and no strong evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of endocrine cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2020 · PreprintPathology