Nature Communications (May 2021)
Human kidney is a target for novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection
- Bo Diao,
- Chenhui Wang,
- Rongshuai Wang,
- Zeqing Feng,
- Ji Zhang,
- Han Yang,
- Yingjun Tan,
- Huiming Wang,
- Changsong Wang,
- Liang Liu,
- Ying Liu,
- Yueping Liu,
- Gang Wang,
- Zilin Yuan,
- Xiaotao Hou,
- Liang Ren,
- Yuzhang Wu,
- Yongwen Chen
Affiliations
- Bo Diao
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Chenhui Wang
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Rongshuai Wang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Zeqing Feng
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Ji Zhang
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Han Yang
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Yingjun Tan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Center, General Hospital of Central Theater Command
- Huiming Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
- Changsong Wang
- Department of Pathology, 989th Hospital of PLA
- Liang Liu
- Hubei Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center
- Ying Liu
- Department of Medical Laboratory Center, General Hospital of Central Theater Command
- Yueping Liu
- Department of Medical Laboratory Center, General Hospital of Central Theater Command
- Gang Wang
- Department of Medical Laboratory Center, General Hospital of Central Theater Command
- Zilin Yuan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Center, General Hospital of Central Theater Command
- Xiaotao Hou
- Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Liang Ren
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Yuzhang Wu
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- Yongwen Chen
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22781-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can lead to acute kidney injury. The authors describe that SARS-COV-2 can directly infect human kidney, possibly mediating tubular pathogenesis.
