ACE2 and lipoprotein glomerulopathy: Additionally, SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the renal tubular epithelium and podocytes through an angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-dependent pathway and cause mitochondrial dysfunction, acute tubular necrosis, the formation of protein reabsorption vacuoles, collapsing glomerulopathy, and protein leakage in Bowman's capsule.