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ReviewJournal of medical virology2025

The Role of ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Pathogenesis, and Antiviral Interventions.

Michael A McVoy, Apparao B Kummarapurugu

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Review in Journal of medical virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Neurodegenerative and Cognitive Consequences of Long COVID.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Review
  3. Altitude and case fatality rate from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Peru, 2020-2022.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica · 2026
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Michael A McVoyDepartment of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7949-7870
Apparao B KummarapuruguDepartment of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Funding

This study is funded by Child Health Research Institute and Commonwealth Health Research Board.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The devastating clinical, psychological, and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by global spread of the second Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has engendered a massive response from the scientific community to rapidly understand the biology of SARS-CoV-2 and to develop interventions to prevent infection or progression to life-threatening disease. Angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and its interaction with the SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein, which mediates fusion of the virion envelope with the target cell membrane, have emerged as a major pharmacological target, as disruption of the Spike-ACE2 interaction prevents cells from becoming infected and hence from producing viral progeny. Moreover, the dysregulation of ACE2 that occurs in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection may have broader implications for COVID-19 pathogenesis. Here we summarize the role of ACE2 as a physiologic regulator of human health, as a facilitator of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a factor in COVID-19 disease, and as a target for pharmacological interventions.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2AnimalsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentHumansSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus InternalizationACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2ACE2AntiviralsCOVID‐19SARS‐CoV‐2SpikeS protein

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PMID41347658
PMCPMC12679686

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