Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the Pathogenesis of ARDS in COVID-19

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the Pathogenesis of ARDS in COVID-19

Seventeen years after the epidemic of SARS coronavirus, a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2-emerged resulting in an unprecedented pandemic. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an essential receptor for cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 as well as the SARS coronavirus. Despite many similarities to SARS coron...

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Main Authors: Keiji Kuba, Tomokazu Yamaguchi, Josef M. Penninger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
ACE2
renin – angiotensin – aldosterone system
SARS-CoV-2
ARDS
acute lung injuries
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.732690/full

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