ACE2 and acute kidney injury: The higher AKI incidence in western countries could be associated with the higher expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in podocytes and proximal tubule in western compared with eastern individuals, as identified in normal kidneys and described by Pan et al. (24) However, other studies did not find the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the renal biopsy/autopsy issue samples (25, 26).