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Renin-Angiotensin System and Sex Differences in COVID-19: A Critical Assessment.
Chappell, Mark C.
  • Chappell MC; Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
Circ Res ; 132(10): 1320-1337, 2023 05 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2313536
ABSTRACT
The current epidemic of corona virus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in an immense health burden that became the third leading cause of death and potentially contributed to a decline in life expectancy in the United States. The severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 binds to the surface-bound peptidase angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2, EC 3.4.17.23) leading to tissue infection and viral replication. ACE2 is an important enzymatic component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) expressed in the lung and other organs. The peptidase regulates the levels of the peptide hormones Ang II and Ang-(1-7), which have distinct and opposing actions to one another, as well as other cardiovascular peptides. A potential consequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 infection is reduced ACE2 activity by internalization of the viral-ACE2 complex and subsequent activation of the RAS (higher ratio of Ang IIAng-[1-7]) that may exacerbate the acute inflammatory events in COVID-19 patients and possibly contribute to the effects of long COVID-19. Moreover, COVID-19 patients present with an array of autoantibodies to various components of the RAS including the peptide Ang II, the enzyme ACE2, and the AT1 AT2 and Mas receptors. Greater disease severity is also evident in male COVID-19 patients, which may reflect underlying sex differences in the regulation of the 2 distinct functional arms of the RAS. The current review provides a critical evaluation of the evidence for an activated RAS in COVID-19 subjects and whether this system contributes to the greater severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 infection in males as compared with females.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Renin-Angiotensin System / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Circ Res Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: CIRCRESAHA.123.321883

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Renin-Angiotensin System / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Circ Res Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: CIRCRESAHA.123.321883