November 1, 2020Clinical ScienceOpen Access

ACE2, angiotensin 1-7 and skeletal muscle: review in the era of COVID-19

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Why the study?

While Ang 1-7 provides protective effects against pathological muscle remodelling and insulin resistance, relatively little evidence supports the protective role of ACE2 in skeletal muscle.

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KYKōichi YamamotoKanazawa University HTHikari TakeshitaMorinomiya University of Medical Sciences HRHiromi RakugiPreventive Cardiology

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ACE2's muscle RAS effects may alter COVID-19 outcomes; leaves open whether targeting this axis improves sarcopenia or recovery.

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Yamamoto et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70fb0c75498292b70a778b https://doi.org/10.1042/cs20200486

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ACE2, angiotensin 1-7 and skeletal muscle: review in the era of COVID-19

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