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Experimental data using candesartan and captopril indicate no double-edged sword effect in COVID-19
The key link between renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and COVID-19 is ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), which acts as a double-edged sword, because ACE2 increases the tissue anti-inflammatory response but it is also the entry receptor for the virus. There is an important controversy on several d...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7851407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33479758 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20201511 |