Salivary ACE2 and TMPRSS2 link to periodontal status and metabolic parameters

• Main Authors: Dan Zhao (Author), Tianfan Cheng (Author), Mohamad Koohi‐Moghadam (Author), Mei‐Zhen Wu (Author), Shuk Yin Yu (Author), Xun Ding (Author), George Pelekos (Author), Kai Hang Yiu (Author), Lijian Jin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Periodontitis links extensively to various non‐communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease and most recently COVID‐19 complications. Two important proteins in humans, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, have been associated with various health problems and coronavirus infecti...