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. 2021 Jul 14;12:4314. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24467-0

Fig. 5. Model of alterations in the diseased lung related to SARS-CoV2 pathogenesis.

Fig. 5

(1) In the IPF lung, there is a proximalization of the distal airway. ACE2 + epithelial cells cluster in the small airways though total ACE2 + cell numbers are similar to control. (2) The viral entry score (accounting for all described putative receptors and proteases) is increased in diseased lungs. (3) Diseased epithelial cells have alterations in key SARS-CoV-2 response genes/pathways. (4) In the CLD lung, there is increased expression of cytotoxicity and exhaustion genes in immune cell populations and alterations in viral response pathways (interferon, antigen presentation). Figure created in Biorender.com.