Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene expression in human male urological tissues: implications for pathogenesis and virus transmission pathways.

Sammy Al-Benna

Published in: African journal of urology : the official journal of the Pan African Urological Surgeons' Association (PAUSA) (2021)

Male urogenital tissues are directly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection through the expression of ACE2. Moreover, the SARS-Cov-2/ACE2 interaction may disturb the male genital and reproductive functions.

Keyphrases

angiotensin converting enzyme
gene expression
angiotensin ii
sars cov
endothelial cells
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
poor prognosis
dna methylation
pluripotent stem cells
coronavirus disease
induced pluripotent stem cells