Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health; Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2020 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 USA.
J Travel Med. 2020 May 18;27(3). doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa041.
Intravenous infusions of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in experimental animals increase the numbers of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the cardiopulmonary circulation. ACE2 receptors serve as binding sites for SARS-CoV-2 virions in the lungs. Patients who take ACEIs and ARBS may be at increased risk of severe disease outcomes due to SARS-CoV-2 infections.
在实验动物中静脉输注血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂(ACEIs)和血管紧张素受体阻滞剂(ARBs)会增加心肺循环中血管紧张素转换酶 2(ACE2)受体的数量。ACE2 受体是肺部 SARS-CoV-2 病毒颗粒的结合位点。服用 ACEIs 和 ARBs 的患者可能由于 SARS-CoV-2 感染而面临更严重疾病后果的风险增加。