Increased blood angiotensin converting enzyme 2 activity in critically ill COVID-19 patients
Dirk van Lier, Matthijs Kox, Karine Santos, Hans van der Hoeven, Janesh Pillay, Peter Pickkers
Abstract
<b>Critically ill #COVID19 patients display markedly increased alternative angiotensin pathway activity compared to healthy controls, reflected by increased blood ACE2 levels as well as decreased angiotensin-II and enhanced angiotensin-1–7 formation</b>https://bit.ly/2MU1z4z
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCritically illCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Angiotensin IIRenin–angiotensin systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Angiotensin-converting enzyme 22019-20 coronavirus outbreakAngiotensin-converting enzymeEnzymeInternal medicineEndocrinologyBlood pressureVirologyBiochemistryDiseaseBiologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesApelin-related biomedical researchHormonal Regulation and Hypertension