Angiotensin-(3-4) modulates the overweight- and undernutrition-induced ACE2 downregulation in renal proximal tubule cells: implications for COVID-19?

• Egile Nagusiak: Rafael Luzes (Egilea), Humberto Muzi-Filho (Egilea), Amaury Pereira-Acácio (Egilea), Thuany Crisóstomo (Egilea), Adalberto Vieyra (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Open Exploration Publishing Inc., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aim: The renal lesions-including severe acute kidney injury-are severe outcomes in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections. There are no reports regarding the influence of the nutritional status on the severity and progress of these lesions. Ageing is also an important risk factor...