Is there any relationship between serum zinc levels and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene expression in patients with coronavirus disease 2019?

Zahra Bagheri-HosseinabadiAli PirsadeghiAmir RahnamaFatemeh BahrehmandMitra Abbasifard
Published in: Meta gene (2021)
The immune system seems to reduce the mRNA expression of the ACE2 in the peripheral blood leukocytes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Moreover, zinc deficiency can make patients more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.