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. 2020 Sep 4;21(18):6471. doi: 10.3390/ijms21186471
ACE angiotensin convertase enzyme
ACE2 angiotensin-converting enzyme-2
ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
ADAM-17 short for a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 17
Ang- angiotensin
ARB angiotensin receptor blockers
ARDS acute respiratory stress syndrome
AT1R Angiotensin receptor type-I
AT2R Angiotensin receptor type-II
ATCO Angiotensin-(1,7) Treatment in COVID-19
BH4 coenzyme tetrahydrobiopterin
CAD coronary artery disease
CK creatine kinase
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
cTnI cardiac troponin-I
DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation
EMMPRIN-CD147 extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer
HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
HPβCD-Ang-(1-7) hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin-Ang-(1-7)
IFN-γ interferon gamma
IP-10 IFN-γ-induced protein-10
LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
MasR Mas receptor
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MERS Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
Mrg-D Mas-related receptor
NEP Neprilysin
NF-κB nuclear factor-κB
NLRP3 NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein-3
NOD Nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain
NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
PAI-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1
RAAS renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
ROS reactive oxidant species
sACE2 Soluble ACE2
SARS-CoV-1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-1
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
SNPs single nucleotide polymorphisms
TC total colesterol
TG triglycerides
TMPRSS2 serine protease transmembrane serine protease-2
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha