BiochemistrybioRxiv
Angiotensin-(3-4) modulates angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) downregulation in proximal tubule cells due to overweight and undernutrition: implications regarding the severity of renal lesions in Covid-19 infection
R. Luzes, H. Muzi-Filho, A. Pereira-Acacio…·A. Vieyra
This study examines how overweight and undernutrition affect ACE2 levels in kidney cells and how Ang-(3–4) influences these levels, with implications for severe renal lesions in Covid-19.
DOI 10.37349/emed.2021.00038