Distinct expression of SARS- CoV-2 receptor ACE2 correlates with endotypes of rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

Distinct expression of SARS- CoV-2 receptor ACE2 correlates with endotypes of rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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“Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) entry factors, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, are highly expressed in nasal epithelial cells. However, the association between SARS‐CoV‐2 and nasal inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) has not been investigated. We thus investigated the expression of SARS‐CoV‐2 entry factors in nasal tissues of CRSwNP patients, and their associations with inflammatory endotypes of CRSwNP.