The prognostic importance of the angiotensin II/angiotensin-(1-7) ratio in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Luis M Amezcua-GuerraLeonardo Del ValleHéctor González-PachecoRashidi SpringallRicardo Márquez-VelascoFelipe MassóMalinalli Brianza-PadillaDaniel Manzur-SandovalJulieta González-FloresCarlos García-ÁvilaYaneli Juárez-VicuñaFausto Sánchez-MuñozMartha A Ballinas-VerdugoEdna Basilio-GálvezAraceli Paez-ArenasMauricio Castillo-SalazarSergio Cásares-AlvaradoAdrián Hernández-DiazcouderJosé L Sánchez-GloriaClaudia Tavera-AlonsoRodrigo Gopar-NietoJulio Sandoval

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2022)

In patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, imbalance in the Ang II-ACE2-Ang-(1-7) axis may reflect deleterious effects of Ang II and may indicate a worse outcome.

Keyphrases

angiotensin ii
angiotensin converting enzyme
vascular smooth muscle cells
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
drug induced
coronavirus disease