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Title: Endothelial dysfunction and covid-19 (Review)
Authors: Daher, Jalil 
Affiliations: Department of Biology 
Keywords: Angiotensin converting enzyme 2
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin receptor blocker
Cardiovascular disease
Coagulation
COVID-19
Endothelial dysfunction
Fibrinolysis
Inflammation
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
Reactive oxygen species
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Issue Date: 2021
Part of: Biomedical reports
Volume: 15
Issue: 6
Abstract: 
It is hypothesized that several comorbidities increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. Cardiovascular disease including hypertension was shown to play a critical role in the severity of COVID-19 infection by affecting the survival of patients with COVID-19. Hypertension and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are involved in increasing vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction (ED), and both processes are instrumental in COVID-19. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the target receptor that mediates SARS-CoV-2 entry to the cell. This led to speculations that major renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, such as angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors might affect the course of the disease, since their administration enhances angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)2 expression. An increase in ACE2 activity could reduce angiotensin II concen-tration in the lungs and mitigate virus-driven lung injury. This could also be associated with a reduction in blood coagulation, which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2; of note, COVID-19 is now regarded as a disorder of blood clotting. Therefore, there is an urgent need to better understand the effect of targeting ACE2 as a potential treatment for SARS-CoV-2 driven injury, and in alleviating COVID-19 symptoms by reversing SARS-CoV-2-induced excessive coagulation and fatalities. Ongoing therapeutic strategies that include recombinant human ACE2 and anti-spike monoclonal antibodies are essential for future clinical practice in order to better understand the effect of targeting ED in COVID-19.
URI: https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/5185
ISSN: 20499434
DOI: 10.3892/BR.2021.1478
Open URL: Link to full text
Type: Journal Article
Appears in Collections:Department of Biology

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