Existence of SARS-CoV-2 entry molecules in the oral cavity

W Sakaguchi, N Kubota, T Shimizu, J Saruta… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor, angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2), and furin …

Expression of SARS‐CoV‐2 entry factors in human oral tissue

Y Sawa, S Ibaragi, T Okui, J Yamashita… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution of cells expressing SARS‐CoV‐2 entry factor angiotensin‐converting
enzyme 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) in human oral tissues …

ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in human saliva can adsorb to the oral mucosal epithelium

F Zhu, Y Zhong, H Ji, R Ge, L Guo, H Song… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is primarily transmitted
through droplets. All human tissues with the angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and …

Oral pathology in COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection—Molecular aspects

A Drozdzik, M Drozdzik - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review article was designed to evaluate the existing evidence related to the molecular
processes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the oral cavity. The World Health Organization stated …

Systematic analysis of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression in salivary glands reveals underlying transmission mechanism caused by SARS‐CoV‐2

J Song, Y Li, X Huang, Z Chen, Y Li… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a global pandemic that has caused
severe health threats and fatalities in almost all communities. Studies have detected severe …

Age and gender differences in ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expressions in oral epithelial cells

J Peng, J Sun, J Zhao, X Deng, F Guo… - Journal of translational …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2, which has brought a huge negative impact on the world
since the end of 2019, is reported to invade cells using the spike (S) protein to bind to …

ACE2 and furin expressions in oral epithelial cells possibly facilitate COVID-19 infection via respiratory and fecal–oral routes

M Zhong, B Lin, JL Pathak, H Gao, AJ Young… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that mainly transfers from human to human via …

Expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 proteins in the upper and lower aerodigestive tracts of rats: implications on COVID 19 infections

T Sato, R Ueha, T Goto, A Yamauchi… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), exhibit not only respiratory symptoms …

Expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry receptors in the respiratory tract of healthy individuals, smokers and asthmatics

M Matusiak, CM Schürch - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
SARS-CoV-2 is causing a pandemic with currently> 29 million confirmed cases and>
900,000 deaths worldwide. The locations and mechanisms of virus entry into the human …

Salivary glands: potential reservoirs for COVID-19 asymptomatic infection

J Xu, Y Li, F Gan, Y Du, Y Yao - Journal of dental research, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
According to a latest report on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), authors had drawn
attention to dental risk, in which asymptomatic patients had been mentioned many times …