Review Article
The pivotal link between ACE2 deficiency and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Keywords
Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
ACE
ACE2
ACE-inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Hypertension
Diabetes
Elderly
Heart failure
Abbreviations
ADAM17
disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17
ACE
angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACE2
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
COVID-19
2019 novel coronavirus disease
DABK
des-Arg9 bradykinin
IL
interleukin
NL63
human coronavirus NL63
RAAS
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS-CoV
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus
TMPRSS2
transmembrane protease serine 2
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