Study showing men have higher levels of ACE2 enzyme than women could lead to a better understanding of sex differences in Covid-19
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, on February 18, 2020 shows a model structurally representative of a beta coronavirus, which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19.
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than four million people worldwide and killed almost 277,000, according to a Reuters tally. Death and infection tolls point to men being more likely than women to contract the disease and to suffer severe or critical complications if they do. But when other research began to point to ACE2 as key to the way the new coronavirus gets into cells, Voors and his team saw important overlaps with their study.
Sama and Voors noted that as well as in the lung, ACE2 is found in the heart, kidneys, in tissues lining blood vessels, and in particularly high levels in the testes.
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