Oral epithelial expression of angiotensin converting enzyme-2: Implications for COVID-19 diagnosis and prognosis
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Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-2 as the host receptor for target cell entry. The extent and distribution of ACE-2 has been associated with the clinical symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. Here we show by immunofluorescence analysis that the ACE2 is abundantly expressed in oral mucosa, particularly in the surface epithelial cells suggesting that these cells could represent sites of entry for SARS-CoV-2. Further, together with the reports on ACE2 ectodomain shedding, we discuss the rationale for the hypothesis that the ACE-2 measurement in saliva could be a marker for COVID-19 infection during early phase following SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
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Institutional Review Board Statement Consent: Isolation of epithelial cells in saliva: Unstimulated whole saliva was collected by the drooling method for 5-10 minutes into a 15ml chilled centrifuge tube after obtaining informed consent as described20,21. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Cell Line Authentication Authentication: The epithelial cell-enriched preparation was then assessed by light microscope for morphology. Table 2: Resources
Antibodies Sentences Resources The sections were then incubated with the primary anti-human ACE2 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:500, Catalog number: 66699-1-Ig, Clone No.: 2F12A4, … SciScore for 10.1101/2020.06.22.165035: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement Consent: Isolation of epithelial cells in saliva: Unstimulated whole saliva was collected by the drooling method for 5-10 minutes into a 15ml chilled centrifuge tube after obtaining informed consent as described20,21. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Cell Line Authentication Authentication: The epithelial cell-enriched preparation was then assessed by light microscope for morphology. Table 2: Resources
Antibodies Sentences Resources The sections were then incubated with the primary anti-human ACE2 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:500, Catalog number: 66699-1-Ig, Clone No.: 2F12A4, Proteintech, Chicago) overnight at 4°C7. anti-human ACE2suggested: NoneAfter washing, the sections were incubated in dark with Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (Jackson ImmunoResearch Inc., PA) at room temperature for 2h. anti-mousesuggested: NoneResults from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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