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Vitamin D may prevent COVID-19 induced pregnancy complication

SARS-CoV-2 enters target cells via the ACE2 receptor and downregulates it. ACE2 exhibits high catalytic activity to produce Angiotensin 1–7 (Ang-1–7), which has a vasodilator effect and also inactivates the vasoconstrictor Angiotensin II. In normal pregnancy ACE2 expression is raising in the uterus...

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Autores principales: Al-Kaleel, Ali, Al-Gailani, Lubna, Demir, Mustafa, Aygün, Hatice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8576050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34784554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110733