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Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2, a SARS-CoV-2 receptor, Is Upregulated by Interleukin 6 through STAT3 Signaling in Synovial Tissues
Sho Mokuda, Tadahiro Tokunaga, Junya Masumoto and Eiji Sugiyama
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2020, jrheum.200547; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200547
Sho Mokuda
From the Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima; Department of Pathology, Ehime University Proteo-Science Center and Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan. This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18499 to SM, 19K08908 to ES, 17H04656 and JP20H03719 to JM). Address correspondence to Dr. S. Mokuda, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. E-mail: sho-mokuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Tadahiro Tokunaga
From the Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima; Department of Pathology, Ehime University Proteo-Science Center and Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan. This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18499 to SM, 19K08908 to ES, 17H04656 and JP20H03719 to JM). Address correspondence to Dr. S. Mokuda, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. E-mail: sho-mokuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Junya Masumoto
From the Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima; Department of Pathology, Ehime University Proteo-Science Center and Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan. This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18499 to SM, 19K08908 to ES, 17H04656 and JP20H03719 to JM). Address correspondence to Dr. S. Mokuda, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. E-mail: sho-mokuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Eiji Sugiyama
From the Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima; Department of Pathology, Ehime University Proteo-Science Center and Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan. This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18499 to SM, 19K08908 to ES, 17H04656 and JP20H03719 to JM). Address correspondence to Dr. S. Mokuda, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. E-mail: sho-mokuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
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Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2, a SARS-CoV-2 receptor, Is Upregulated by Interleukin 6 through STAT3 Signaling in Synovial Tissues
Sho Mokuda, Tadahiro Tokunaga, Junya Masumoto, Eiji Sugiyama
The Journal of Rheumatology Jul 2020, jrheum.200547; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200547