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How SARS-CoV-2 proteins affect vascular functionality – News-Medical.Net

The study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv, can pinpoint and isolate how each of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins independently affects the endothelial response…

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As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, it is speculated that it is also a vascular disease. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects the body beyond the respiratory tract, leading to various symptoms and complications.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University sought to identify how specific SARS-CoV-2 proteins affect the vasculature. They found that 70 percent of SARS-CoV-2 proteins affect vascular permeability, specifically targeting endothelial cells.

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