Is the brain a reservoir organ for SARS-CoV2?

J Med Virol. 2020 Nov;92(11):2354-2355. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26046. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Authors

Ulises Gomez-Pinedo¹, Jorge Matias-Guiu¹, Inmaculada Sanclemente-Alaman¹, Lidia Moreno-Jimenez¹, Paloma Montero-Escribano¹, Jordi A Matias-Guiu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Health Research Institute, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism
Brain / metabolism
Brain / virology*
COVID-19 / virology*
Humans
Receptors, Coronavirus / metabolism
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology*
Virus Internalization

Substances

Receptors, Coronavirus
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2