The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoV-2 Infection

Blood Purif. 2021;50(2):263-267. doi: 10.1159/000507914. Epub 2020 Apr 28.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiotensin I / physiology
  • Angiotensin II / physiology
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / pharmacology
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / physiology
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • Down-Regulation
  • Enzyme Induction
  • Female
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Lung / enzymology
  • Lung / physiopathology
  • Lung / virology
  • Male
  • Organ Specificity
  • Receptors, Coronavirus / physiology
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / physiology*
  • Virus Internalization

Substances

  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Receptors, Coronavirus
  • Angiotensin II
  • Angiotensin I
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2