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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) binds to angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and induces ACE2 shedding to produce soluble ACE2 in serum, which triggers an angiotensin II (Ang II)‐mediated inflammation response
