Linking ACE2 and angiotensin II to pulmonary immunovascular dysregulation in SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the receptor of the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ACE2 has been shown to be down-regulated during coronaviral infection, with implications for circulatory homeostasis. In COVID-19, pulmonary vascular dysregulation has been observed resulting in ventilation perfusion mismatches in lung tissue, causing profound hypoxemia. Despite the loss of ACE2 and raised circulating vasoconstrictor angiotensin II (AngII), COVID-19 patients experience a vasodilative vasculopathy. This article discusses the interplay between the immune system and pulmonary vasculature and how SARS-CoV-2-mediated ACE2 disruption and AngII may contribute to the novel vascular pathophysiology of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 101(2020) vom: 17. Dez., Seite 42-45

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Seltzer, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11128-99-7
ACE2
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
COVID-19
EC 3.4.17.23
Inflammation
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Vasculopathy

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Date Completed 31.12.2020

Date Revised 18.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.041

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315220996