ACE/ACE2 balance might be instrumental to explain the certain comorbidities leading to severe COVID-19 cases.
Biosci Rep
; 41(2)2021 02 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1072179
ABSTRACT
The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global catastrophe. The elderly and people with comorbidity are facing a serious complication of the disease. The entry and infection strategy of SARS-CoV-2 in a host cell is raised by an amazing way of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 (ACE2) receptor recognition and imbalance of ACE/ACE2 in various organs, especially in the lungs. Here it has been discussed the role of interferon and protease during the receptor recognition (begining of infection) and followed by the impact of cytokine and hypoxia in the context of the balance of ACE/ACE2. It has also very concisely delineated the biochemistry and mechanism of ACE/ACE2 balance in different stages of infection and its role in comorbidity.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
BSR20202014
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