Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in COVID-19

Ni, Wentao; Yang, Xiuwen; Yang, Deqing; Bao, Jing; Li, Ran; Xiao, Yongjiu; Hou, Chang; Wang, Haibin; Liu, Jie; Yang, Donghong; Xu, Yu; Cao, Zhaolong; Gao, Zhancheng

doi:10.1186/s13054-020-03120-0

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Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in COVID-19

Published in Critical Care • Jul 13, 2020

Authors:

Wentao Ni

Xiuwen Yang

Deqing Yang

Abstract

An outbreak of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that started in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 has become a global pandemic. Both SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV enter host cells via the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, which is expressed in ...

Subject

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2

Renin–angiotensin system

Medicine

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