Eyes on coronavirus

Yan-Ping Li; Ya Ma; Ningli Wang; Zi-Bing Jin

doi:10.1016/j.scr.2021.102200

Stem Cell Research (Mar 2021)

Eyes on coronavirus

Yan-Ping Li,
Ya Ma,
Ningli Wang,
Zi-Bing Jin

Affiliations

Yan-Ping Li: Laboratory for Stem Cell & Retinal Regeneration, The Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
Ya Ma: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing 100730 China
Ningli Wang: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing 100730 China
Zi-Bing Jin: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing 100730 China; Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2021.102200
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 51
p. 102200

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Recently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has spread around the world and is receiving worldwide attention. Approximately 20% of infected patients are suffering from severe disease of multiple systems and in danger of death, while the ocular complications of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients have not been reported generally. Herein, we focus on two major receptors of SARS-CoV-2, ACE2 and CD147 (BSG), in human ocular cells, and interpret the potential roles of coronaviruses in human ocular tissues and diseases.

Published in Stem Cell Research

ISSN: 1873-5061 (Print); 1876-7753 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/stem-cell-research

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