Angiotensin II receptor I auto-antibodies following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Yonghou JiangFergal DuffyJennifer J HadlockAndrew RaappanaSheila StyrchakIngrid BeckFred D MastLeslie R MillerWilliam ChourJohn HouckBlair ArmisteadVenkata R DuvvuriWinnie YeungMicaela HaglundJackson WallnerJulie A WallickSamantha HardyAlyssa OldroydDaisy KoAna GervassiKim M MurrayHenry G KaplanJohn D AitchisonJames R HeathD Noah SatherJason D GoldmanLisa M FrenkelWhitney E HarringtonPublished in: PloS one (2021)
These findings support an association between COVID-19 and AT1R-Ab, emphasizing that vascular pathology may be present in individuals with mild COVID-19 as well as those with severe disease.