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ReviewHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2020

Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronavirus With ACE (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme)-2 as Their Main Receptor: Therapeutic Implications.

Anne M Davidson, Jan Wysocki, Daniel Batlle

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Review in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
109citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 187 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anne M DavidsonFrom the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611.
Jan WysockiFrom the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611.
Daniel BatlleFrom the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Urinary Renin Angiotensin System in DiabetesR01DK104785 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BATLLE, DANIEL · 2015 to 2017
$939k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK104785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 originated from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. Since then, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reached pandemic proportions with >570 000 deaths globally by mid-July 2020. The magnitude of the outbreak and the potentially severe clinical course of COVID-19 has led to a burst of scientific research on this novel coronavirus and its host receptor ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme)-2. ACE2 is a homolog of the ACE that acts on several substrates in the renin-Ang (angiotensin) system. With unprecedented speed, scientific research has solved the structure of SARS-CoV-2 and imaged its binding with the ACE2 receptor. In SARS-CoV-2 infection, the viral S (spike) protein receptor-binding domain binds to ACE2 to enter the host cell. ACE2 expression in the lungs is relatively low, but it is present in type II pneumocytes-a cell type also endowed with TMPRSS2 (transmembrane protease serine 2). This protease is critical for priming the SARS-CoV-2 S protein to complex with ACE2 and enter the cells. Herein, we review the current understanding of the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with ACE2 as it has rapidly unfolded over the last months. While it should not be assumed that we have a complete picture of SARS-CoV-2 mechanism of infection and its interaction with ACE2, much has been learned with clear therapeutic implications. Potential therapies aimed at intercepting SARS-CoV-2 from reaching the full-length membrane-bound ACE2 receptor using soluble ACE2 protein and other potential approaches are briefly discussed as well.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBetacoronavirusChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Disease OutbreaksFemaleHumansMalePandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralProtein BindingRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2ACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ARNA, ViralChinacoronaviruscoronavirus infectionsrenin-angiotensin systemserine

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PMID32851855
PMCPMC7480804
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