Mario Perez-Valera, Miriam Martinez-Canton, Angel Gallego-Selles, Victor Galván-Alvarez, Miriam Gelabert-Rebato, David Morales-Alamo, Alfredo Santana, Saul Martin-Rodriguez, Jesus Gustavo Ponce-Gonzalez, Steen Larsen, Jose Losa-Reyna, Ismael Perez-Suarez, Cecilia Dorado, David Curtelin, Juan Jose Gonzalez-Henriquez, Robert Boushel, Jostein Hallen, Pedro de Pablos Velasco, Jorge Freixinet Guilart, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Jorn W Helge, Marcos Martin-Rincon, Jose A L Calbet
The study aimed to determine the levels of skeletal muscle Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 receptor) protein expression in men and women and assess whether ACE2 expression in skeletal muscle is associated with cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity. The level of ACE2 in vastus lateralis muscle biopsies collected in previous studies from 170 men (age:19-65 yrs, weight:56-137 kg, BMI:23-44) and 69 women (age:18-55 yrs, weight:41-126 kg, BMI:22-39) was analysed in duplicate by western blot...
September 22, 2021: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports