COVID-19: angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression and tissue susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Beyerstedt, EB Casaro, ÉB Rangel - European journal of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is not only an enzyme but also a functional receptor on cell …

Physiological and pathological regulation of ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 receptor

Y Li, W Zhou, L Yang, R You - Pharmacological research, 2020 - Elsevier
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is crucial for the physiology and pathology of all the
organs. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) maintains the homeostasis of RAS as a …

Angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), SARS‐CoV‐2 and the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

AR Bourgonje, AE Abdulle, W Timens… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been established as the functional
host receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the virus …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the renin-angiotensin system: A closer look at angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)

AE Zemlin, OJ Wiese - Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the first cases of atypical pneumonia linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market
in Wuhan, China, were described in late December 2019, the global landscape has …

The Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Expression Levels in Patients with Comorbidities on COVID-19 Severity: A Comprehensive Review

R Rodrigues, S Costa de Oliveira - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been proved to be the main host cell receptor
for the binding of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the …

ACE2 in the era of SARS-CoV-2: controversies and novel perspectives

F Saponaro, G Rutigliano, S Sestito… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is related to ACE but turned out to counteract
several pathophysiological actions of ACE. ACE2 exerts antihypertensive and …

[HTML][HTML] Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2—at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic

GY Oudit, K Wang, A Viveiros, MJ Kellner… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
ACE2 is the indispensable entry receptor for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. Because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, it has become one of the most therapeutically targeted human …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2-dependent implications on the cardiovascular system: From basic science to clinical implications

S Gross, C Jahn, S Cushman, C Baer… - Journal of molecular and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic started several months ago and is still exponentially
growing in most parts of the world–this is the most recent and alarming update. COVID-19 …

ACE2 Shedding and the Role in COVID-19

J Wang, H Zhao, Y An - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a transmembrane glycoprotein, is an important
part of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). In the COVID-19 epidemic, it was found to be the …

Searching therapeutic strategy of new coronavirus pneumonia from angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: the target of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV

S Li, Z Tang, Z Li, X Liu - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & …, 2020 - Springer
Since December 2019, the infection of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) caused an outbreak
of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China, and caused great public concern. Both …