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Papers: 19 Feb 2022 - 25 Feb 2022


Human Studies


2022 Jan-Dec


Mol Pain


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Sudan Black B treatment uncovers the distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme2 in nociceptors.

Authors

Su S, Yu N, Zhang H, Wu D, Cui H, Ma C
Mol Pain. 2022 Jan-Dec; 18:17448069221080305.
PMID: 35189759.

Abstract

Nervous system manifestations caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are of great concern. Neurological symptoms and the neurological effects induced by SARS-CoV-2, such as the loss of various sensory perceptions, indicate direct viral invasion into sensory neurons. Therefore, it is very important to identify the distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the receptor of SARS-CoV-2, in human nervous system. However, autofluorescence from lipofuscin obviously impacted immunofluorescence analysis in previous studies. We demonstrated that Sudan Black B (SBB) remarkably reduced the massive lipofuscin-like autofluorescence and the immunofluorescence signal would be sharpened following the exposure compensation. Additionally, we confirmed that ACE2 was expressed in IB4+, CGRP+, and NF200+ sensory subpopulations. The mapping of ACE2 distribution in hDRG would facilitate the understanding of sensory disorder induced by SARS-CoV-2.