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We determined what factors are associated with ACE2 expression particularly in patients with asthma and COPD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We obtained lower AEC from 145 people from two independent cohorts, aged 2\u201389\u2009years, Newcastle (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 115) and Perth (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30), Australia. The Newcastle cohort was enriched with people with asthma (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 37) and COPD (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 38). Gene expression for ACE2 and other genes potentially associated with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 cell entry was assessed by qPCR, and protein expression was confirmed with immunohistochemistry on endobronchial biopsies and cultured AEC.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Increased gene expression of ACE2 was associated with older age (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03) and male sex (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03), but not with pack\u2010years smoked. When we compared gene expression between adults with asthma, COPD and healthy controls, mean ACE2 expression was lower in asthma patients (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01). Gene expression of furin, a protease that facilitates viral endocytosis, was also lower in patients with asthma (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02), while ADAM\u201017, a disintegrin that cleaves ACE2 from the surface, was increased (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02). ACE2 protein expression was also reduced in endobronchial biopsies from asthma patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Increased ACE2 expression occurs in older people and males. Asthma patients have reduced expression. Altered ACE2 expression in the lower airway may be an important factor in virus tropism and may in part explain susceptibility factors and why asthma patients are not over\u2010represented in those with COVID\u201019 complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/resp.14003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,17]],"date-time":"2021-01-17T12:30:10Z","timestamp":1610886610000},"page":"442-451","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":68,"title":["<scp>ACE2<\/scp>\n                    expression is elevated in airway epithelial cells from older and male healthy individuals but reduced in asthma"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5676-6126","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peter A.B.","family":"Wark","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute 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