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SUBMITTER: Ventura D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083494 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ventura Davide D Carr Amy L AL Davis R Duane RD Silvestry Scott S Bogar Linda L Raval Nirav N Gries Cynthia C Hayes Jillian E JE Oliveira Eduardo E Sniffen Jason J Allison Steven L SL Herrera Victor V Jennings Douglas L DL Page Robert L RL McDyer John F JF Ensor Christopher R CR
Open forum infectious diseases 20210404 10
It has been established that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a membrane-bound regulatory peptide, for host cell entry. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors have been reported to increase ACE2 in type 2 pneumocyte pulmonary tissue. Controversy exists for the continuation of ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in the current pandemic. ACE2 serves as a ...[more]