key: cord-0908787-izy7pj76 authors: Jiménez-Ruiz, Carlos A.; López-Padilla, Daniel; Alonso-Arroyo, Adolfo; Aleixandre-Benavent, Rafael; Solano-Reina, Segismundo; de Granda-Orive, José Ignacio title: FUMADOR, EXFUMADOR Y COVID-19: LA NICOTINA NO PROTEGE CONTRA EL SARS-CoV-2 date: 2021-01-25 journal: Arch Bronconeumol DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.01.005 sha: 3f9d48b8dba8e3ada982a03b46d743986b6aa0fa doc_id: 908787 cord_uid: izy7pj76 nan (que codifica una proteasa para la entrada en la célula de forma similar a la TMPRSS2) en fumadores con respecto a los que nunca fumaron, lo que les sugiere que podrían presentar un mayor riesgo de infección por Covid-19. Ante el comentario de Moril et al. 1 ACE2 localizes to the respiratory cilia and is not increased by ACE inhibitors or ARBs Smoking and COVID-19: Similar bronchial ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression and higher TMPRSS4 expression in current versus never smokers Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option? COVID-19 and Smoking: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evidence Smoking is associated with worse outcomes of COVID-19 particularly among younger adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis