COVID-19, Renin-Angiotensin System, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, and Nicotine: What is the Interrelation?

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020 Oct;115(4):708-711. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200653.
[Article in English, Portuguese]
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Humans
  • Nicotine / adverse effects*
  • Pandemics*
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / genetics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral*
  • Renin-Angiotensin System*
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Nicotine
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2