ReviewDrug discovery today2021
The fight against COVID-19: Striking a balance in the renin-angiotensin system.
Review in Drug discovery today, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- RAAS antagonists dampen the SARS-CoV-2 infection in ex-vivo cultured human precision-cut lung slices.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Targeting SIRT1: A Potential Strategy for Combating Severe COVID-19.BioMed research international · 2025Review
- Comparative Assessment of the Binding and Neutralisation Activity of Bispecific Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants.Antibody therapeutics · 2023Article
- Papaverine, a promising therapeutic agent for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).Drug development research · 2022Article
- Crosstalk between the renin-angiotensin, complement and kallikrein-kinin systems in inflammation.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2022Review
- Significance of Immune Status of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients in Determining the Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Pulmonary fibrosis from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventions: lessons from post-COVID-19 patients.Biochemical pharmacology · 2021Review
- Use of Antioxidants for the Neuro-Therapeutic Management of COVID-19.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters host cells by interacting with membrane-bound angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a vital element in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which regulates blood pressure, fluid balance, and cardiovascular functions. We herein evaluate existing evidence for the molecular alterations within the RAS pathway (e.g., ACE2 and angiotensin II) during SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This includes reports regarding potential effect of RAS blockade (e.g., ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers) on ACE2 expression and clinical outcomes in patients with co-morbidities commonly treated with these agents. The collective evidence suggests a dual role for ACE2 in COVID-19, depending on the stage of infection and the coexisting diseases in individual patients. This information is further discussed with respect to potential therapeutic strategies targeting RAS for COVID-19 treatment.
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