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The Role of Smoking and Nicotine in the Transmission and Pathogenesis of COVID-19
Ali Ehsan Sifat, Saeideh Nozohouri, Heidi Villalba, Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya and Thomas J. Abbruscato
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics December 2020, 375 (3) 498-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.120.000170
Ali Ehsan Sifat
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
Saeideh Nozohouri
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
Heidi Villalba
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
Thomas J. Abbruscato
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas

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Smoking Could Worsen COVID-19 Outcome
Ali Ehsan Sifat, Saeideh Nozohouri, Heidi Villalba, Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya and Thomas J. Abbruscato
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics December 1, 2020, 375 (3) 498-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.120.000170
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- Pathobiology of COVID-19 in the Lungs and Brain
- Role of ACE2 in the Transmission and Pathobiology of COVID-19
- Smoking and Vaping: Possible Risk Factors for COVID-19
- Effects of Smoking on COVID-19: Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and ACE2 Receptors
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