A review on the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in children with coronavirus disease 2019

With the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) all over the world, there is an increasing number of children with such infection. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), one of the binding sites for SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans, can bind to viral spike proteins, allowing transmembrane serine protease (TMPRSS2) to activate S-protein to trigger infection and induce the production of various inflammatory factors such as interleukin-1, interferon-l, and tumor necrosis factor. Compared with adults, children tend to have lower expression levels of ACE2 and TMPRSS2, which are presumed to be associated with milder symptoms and fewer cases in children. The article summarizes the research advances in the role of ACE2 during SARS-CoV-2 infection, in order to help understand the pathogenic mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 and provide a reference for better development of drugs and vaccines to prevent and treat coronavirus disease 2019 in children.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 22(2020), 12 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 1344-1348

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Guo-Qian [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Li [VerfasserIn]
Jiao, Fu-Yong [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
EC 3.4.17.23
EC 3.4.21.-
Journal Article
Receptors, Virus
Serine Endopeptidases
TMPRSS2 protein, human

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.12.2020

Date Revised 04.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318930706