Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) mediates influenza H7N9 virus-induced acute lung injury

Since March 2013, the emergence of an avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus has raised concern in China. Although most infections resulted in respiratory illness, some severe cases resulted in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a severe form of acute lung injury (ALI) that further...

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Main Authors: Yang, Penghui, Gu, Hongjing, Zhao, Zhongpeng, Wang, Wei, Cao, Bin, Lai, Chengcai, Yang, Xiaolan, Zhang, LiangYan, Duan, Yueqiang, Zhang, Shaogeng, Chen, Weiwen, Zhen, Wenbo, Cai, Maosheng, Penninger, Josef M., Jiang, Chengyu, Wang, Xiliang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229671/