FXR inhibition may protect from SARS-CoV-2 infection by reducing ACE2

T Brevini, M Maes, GJ Webb, BV John, CD Fuchs… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection by modulating viral host receptors, such as angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), could represent a new chemoprophylactic approach for …

A mouse-adapted model of SARS-CoV-2 to test COVID-19 countermeasures

KH Dinnon III, SR Leist, A Schäfer, CE Edwards… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Coronaviruses are prone to transmission to new host species, as recently demonstrated by
the spread to humans of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor is a proviral host factor and a candidate pan-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic target

J Shi, T Du, J Wang, C Tang, M Lei, W Yu, Y Yang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The emergence of a series of SARS-CoV-2 variants has necessitated the search for broad-
spectrum antiviral targets. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) senses tryptophan …

[HTML][HTML] The pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 in hACE2 transgenic mice

L Bao, W Deng, B Huang, H Gao, J Liu, L Ren, Q Wei… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has become a public health emergency of international …

SARS-CoV-2 causes lung infection without severe disease in human ACE2 knock-in mice

ES Winkler, RE Chen, F Alam, S Yildiz, JB Case… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The development of mouse models for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has enabled
testing of vaccines and therapeutics and defining aspects of severe acute respiratory …

SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 is an interferon-stimulated gene in human airway epithelial cells and is detected in specific cell subsets across tissues

CGK Ziegler, SJ Allon, SK Nyquist, IM Mbano, VN Miao… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
There is pressing urgency to understand the pathogenesis of the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus clade 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the disease COVID-19. SARS …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and research gaps: Understanding SARS-CoV-2 interaction with the ACE2 receptor and implications for therapy

PK Datta, F Liu, T Fischer, J Rappaport, X Qin - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic is an emerging threat to global public health. While our current
understanding of COVID-19 pathogenesis is limited, a better understanding will help us …

Ursodeoxycholic acid is associated with a reduction in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and reduced severity of COVID‐19 in patients with cirrhosis

BV John, D Bastaich, G Webb, T Brevini… - Journal of internal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Studies have demonstrated that reducing farnesoid X receptor activity
with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) downregulates angiotensin‐converting enzyme in human …

ACE2: the molecular doorway to SARS-CoV-2

MM Medina-Enríquez, S Lopez-León… - Cell & bioscience, 2020 - Springer
The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the host functional receptor for the new
virus SARS-CoV-2 causing Coronavirus Disease 2019. ACE2 is expressed in 72 different …

[HTML][HTML] ACE2, much more than just a receptor for SARS-COV-2

L Samavati, BD Uhal - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rapidly evolving pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-
CoV-2) infection worldwide cost many lives. The angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) …