Distinct mechanisms for TMPRSS2 expression explain organ-specific inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection by enzalutamide
oleh: Fei Li, Ming Han, Pengfei Dai, Wei Xu, Juan He, Xiaoting Tao, Yang Wu, Xinyuan Tong, Xinyi Xia, Wangxin Guo, Yunjiao Zhou, Yunguang Li, Yiqin Zhu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhuang Liu, Rebiguli Aji, Xia Cai, Yutang Li, Di Qu, Yu Chen, Shibo Jiang, Qiao Wang, Hongbin Ji, Youhua Xie, Yihua Sun, Lu Lu, Dong Gao
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Enzalutamide, an approved drug for prostate cancer, acts on TMPRSS2 expression, a key mediator for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, the authors characterize the anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects of Enzalutamide in prostate cancer cells, lung cancer cells, human lung organoids and in hACE2-transduced Tmprss2 knockout mice and show lack antiviral action in human lung cells and human lung organoids, likely due to the AR-independent TMPRSS2 expression in mouse and human lung epithelial cells.