PathologybioRxivPreprint
Selectively expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein S1 subunit in cardiomyocytes induces cardiac hypertrophy in mice.
S. G. Negron, C. W. Kessinger, B. Xu…·Z. Lin
This study shows that expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 subunit in cardiomyocytes causes cardiac hypertrophy and inflammation via TLR4 activation, independent of ACE2.
DOI 10.1101/2021.06.20.448993