主催: 公益社団法人日本薬理学会
会議名: 第97回日本薬理学会年会
回次: 97
開催地: 神戸
開催日: 2023/12/14 - 2023/12/16
With particular relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic, Josef Penninger will presenthow work on ACE2 and its role in lung failure, from the discovery in fly heartdevelopment to the first mutant mice and a fundamental understanding of SARSCoronavirus. This data provided the first molecular underpinning why the firstSARS-CoV and now SARS-CoV2 causing COVID-19 became "dangerous viruses". ACE2 isthe critical receptor for SARS-Cov-2 and has taken center stage in globalresearch and drug and vaccine development. This work has also been translatedinto ACE2-based drugs as rational and universal prevention and treatmentstrategies for COVID-19.