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Comment
. 2020 Oct;159(4):1623-1624.e3.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.051. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Gastrointestinal ACE2, COVID-19 and IBD: Opportunity in the Face of Tragedy?

Mayur Garg  1 , Britt Christensen  2 , John S Lubel  3
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Gastrointestinal ACE2, COVID-19 and IBD: Opportunity in the Face of Tragedy?

Mayur Garg et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct.
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Supplementary Figure 1
Supplementary Figure 1
Association between (A) steroids, (B) mesalamines (5-ASA), (C) thiopurines, and (D) anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α agents and mucosal ACE2 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activity, and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining intensity in colonoscopic biopsies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). No statistically significant differences were noted.
Supplementary Figure 1
Supplementary Figure 1
Association between (A) steroids, (B) mesalamines (5-ASA), (C) thiopurines, and (D) anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α agents and mucosal ACE2 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activity, and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining intensity in colonoscopic biopsies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). No statistically significant differences were noted.
Supplementary Figure 2
Supplementary Figure 2
Association between (A) steroids, (B) mesalamines (5-ASA), (C) thiopurines, and (D) anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α agents and plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). No statistically significant differences were noted.
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