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. 2020 Sep 16;22(10):1780–1788. doi: 10.1111/jch.14011

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The counterregulatory role of ACE2 in the renin‐angiotensin system. Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase ACE2 levels. This effect is speculated to increase the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 host cell entry but may also have important anti‐inflammatory effects