Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors improve the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients with hypertension

The dysfunction of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been observed in coronavirus infection disease (COVID-19) patients, but whether RAS inhibitors, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs), are associated with clinical outcomes remains unknown. COVID-19 patients with hypertension were enrolled to evaluate the effect of RAS inhibitors. We observed that patients receiving ACEI or ARB therapy had a lower rate of severe diseases and a trend toward a lower level of IL-6 in peripheral blood. In addition, ACEI or ARB therapy increased CD3 and CD8 T cell counts in peripheral blood and decreased the peak viral load compared to other antihypertensive drugs. This evidence supports the benefit of using ACEIs or ARBs to potentially contribute to the improvement of clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients with hypertension.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Emerging microbes & infections - 9(2020), 1 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 757-760

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Guohui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Juanjuan [VerfasserIn]
He, Xing [VerfasserIn]
Ou, Min [VerfasserIn]
Bi, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Rongqing [VerfasserIn]
Di, Wencheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhaoqin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zigang [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guoliang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin II type1 receptor blockers
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Antihypertensive Agents
C-Reactive Protein
CD3 Complex
COVID-19
Hypertension
IL6 protein, human
Interleukin-6
Letter
Renin-angiotensin system

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Date Completed 02.04.2020

Date Revised 13.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/22221751.2020.1746200

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308138686