Protective role of ACE2 and its downregulation in SARS-CoV-2 infection leading to Macrophage Activation Syndrome : Therapeutic implications

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In light of the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the international scientific community has joined forces to develop effective treatment strategies. The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) 2, is an essential receptor for cell fusion and engulfs the SARS coronavirus infections. ACE2 plays an important physiological role, practically in all the organs and systems. Also, ACE2 exerts protective functions in various models of pathologies with acute and chronic inflammation. While ACE2 downregulation by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein leads to an overactivation of Angiotensin (Ang) II/AT1R axis and the deleterious effects of Ang II may explain the multiorgan dysfunction seen in patients. Specifically, the role of Ang II leading to the appearance of Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) and the cytokine storm in COVID-19 is discussed below. In this review, we summarized the latest research progress in the strategies of treatments that mainly focus on reducing the Ang II-induced deleterious effects rather than attenuating the virus replication.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:256

Enthalten in:

Life sciences - 256(2020) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 117905

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Banu, Nehla [VerfasserIn]
Panikar, Sandeep Surendra [VerfasserIn]
Leal, Lizbeth Riera [VerfasserIn]
Leal, Annie Riera [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Cytokines
EC 3.4.15.1
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
RAS system
Review
SARS

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Date Completed 24.08.2020

Date Revised 27.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117905

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310842921