Comparison of upper and lower airway expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptors in allergic asthma

Allergy. 2024 Oct;79(10):2856-2858. doi: 10.1111/all.16157. Epub 2024 May 10.

Authors

Maral Ranjbar¹, Christiane E Whetstone¹, Ruth P Cusack¹, Dhuha Al-Sajee¹, Hafsa Omer¹, Nadia Alsaji¹, Terence Ho^{1

2}, MyLinh Duong^{1

2

3}, Patrick Mitchell¹, Imran Satia¹, Paul K Keith¹, Yanqing Xie¹, Jonathan MacLean⁴, Doron D Sommer⁴, Paul M O'Byrne^{1

2}, Roma Sehmi^{1

2}, Gail M Gauvreau¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 38726474
DOI: 10.1111/all.16157

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Asthma* / metabolism
COVID-19* / immunology
Female
Humans
Male
Respiratory System / immunology
Respiratory System / metabolism
SARS-CoV-2* / immunology
Serine Endopeptidases

Substances

TMPRSS2 protein, human
Serine Endopeptidases

Grants and funding

AstraZeneca Canada