claim: robust ace2 protein expression localizes to the motile cilia of the respiratory tract epithelia and is significantly increased by ace inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers
evidence_1: we further determined whether ace2 expression in the cilia of upper respiratory cells was influenced by patient demographics, clinical characteristics, co-morbidities, or medication use, and found no evidence that the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (acei) or angiotensin ii receptor blockers (arbs) increases ace2 protein expression.", "ace2 expression in the nasal cilia is not increased in patients taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (acei) or angiotensin ii receptor blockers (arbs), but potentially decreased in acei patients."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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