Central involvement of SARS-CoV-2 may aggravate ARDS and hypertension

J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2020 Oct-Dec;21(4):1470320320972015. doi: 10.1177/1470320320972015.

Authors

Erkan Cure¹, Medine Cumhur Cure², Hulya Vatansev³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Ota & Jinemed Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Biochemistry, Private Practice, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Chest Disease, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Betacoronavirus / physiology*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
Humans
Hypertension / physiopathology
Hypertension / virology*
Pandemics
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / metabolism
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / virology*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2