Upregulation of the Renin–Angiotensin System Pathways and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The Rationale for the Administration of Zinc-Chelating Agents in COVID-19 Patients

The article describes the rationale for the administration of zinc-chelating agents in COVID-19 patients. In a previous work I have highlighted that the binding of the SARS-CoV spike proteins to the zinc-metalloprotease ACE2 has been shown to induce ACE2 shedding by activating the zinc-metalloprotea...

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Autor principal: Zamai, Loris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33673459
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10030506

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33673459
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10030506

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