Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, a SARS-CoV-2 receptor, is upregulated by interleukin-6 via STAT3 signaling in rheumatoid synovium
S. Mokuda, T. Tokunaga, J. Masumoto, E. Sugiyama
The paper shows that ACE2 is upregulated in rheumatoid synovium via IL-6/STAT3 signaling and can be suppressed by STAT3 siRNA.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2020Immunology