Department of Stomatology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
J Med Virol. 2020 Nov;92(11):2556-2566. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26045. Epub 2020 Jun 9.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic that has caused severe health threats and fatalities in almost all communities. Studies have detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in saliva with a viral load that lasts for a long period. However, researchers are yet to establish whether SARS-CoV-2 can directly enter the salivary glands. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the presence of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)/transmembrane serine proteases 2 (TMPRSS2) expression in salivary glands using publicly available databases. The distribution of ACE2 and TMPRSSs family in salivary gland tissue and other tissues was analyzed. The Genotype-Tissue Expression dataset was employed to explore the ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression in various body organs and salivary glands in a healthy population. The single-cell sequencing data for salivary gland samples (including submandibular salivary gland and parotid gland) from mice were collected and analyzed. The components and proportions of salivary gland cells expressing the key protease TMPRSSs family were analyzed. Transcriptome data analysis showed that ACE2 and TMPRSS2 were expressed in salivary glands. The expression levels of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 were marginal without significant differences in different age groups or between men and women. Single-cell RNA sequence analysis indicated that TMPRSS2 was mainly expressed in salivary gland epithelial cells. We speculate that SARS-CoV-2 may be entered in salivary glands.
新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)是一种全球性大流行疾病,几乎对所有社区都造成了严重的健康威胁和生命损失。研究已经在唾液中检测到了具有长持续时间病毒载量的严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)。然而,研究人员尚未确定 SARS-CoV-2 是否可以直接进入唾液腺。因此,本研究旨在使用公开可用的数据库评估唾液腺中血管紧张素转换酶 2(ACE2)/跨膜丝氨酸蛋白酶 2(TMPRSS2)表达的存在。分析了 ACE2 和 TMPRSS 家族在唾液腺组织和其他组织中的分布。利用 Genotype-Tissue Expression 数据集探讨了 ACE2 和 TMPRSS2 在健康人群各种器官和唾液腺中的表达。收集并分析了来自小鼠的唾液腺样本(包括颌下唾液腺和腮腺)的单细胞测序数据。分析了表达关键蛋白酶 TMPRSS 家族的唾液腺细胞的成分和比例。转录组数据分析表明 ACE2 和 TMPRSS2 在唾液腺中表达。ACE2 和 TMPRSS2 的表达水平在不同年龄组或男女之间差异不大,没有统计学意义。单细胞 RNA 序列分析表明 TMPRSS2 主要在唾液腺上皮细胞中表达。我们推测 SARS-CoV-2 可能进入唾液腺。