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Pericyte-specific vascular expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 - implications for microvascular inflammation and hypercoagulopathy in COVID-19
L. He, M. A. Mae, L. Muhl…·C. Betsholtz
The paper shows that pericytes, not endothelial cells, express ACE2 in microvessels, suggesting they may be infected in COVID-19 and contribute to microvascular inflammation and hypercoagulopathy.
DOI 10.1101/2020.05.11.088500