COVID-19 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function
Introduction Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infects host cells through the binding of the spike (S) glycoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 to ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2). Infection of vascular endothelium with SARS-CoV-2 elicits a glycolytic shift and...