論文

査読有り 責任著者 国際誌
2021年3月

A pressor dose of angiotensin II has no influence on the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and other molecules associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice.

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  • Yu Wang
  • Hikari Takeshita
  • Koichi Yamamoto
  • Yibin Huang
  • Cheng Wang
  • Tsuneo Nakajima
  • Yoichi Nozato
  • Taku Fujimoto
  • Serina Yokoyama
  • Kazuhiro Hongyo
  • Futoshi Nakagami
  • Hiroshi Akasaka
  • Yoichi Takami
  • Yasushi Takeya
  • Ken Sugimoto
  • Hiromi Rakugi
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開始ページ
e21419
終了ページ
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1096/fj.202100016R

In the early phase of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it was postulated that the renin-angiotensin-system inhibitors (RASi) increase the infection risk. This was primarily based on numerous reports, which stated that the RASi could increase the organ Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the receptor of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in rodents. RASi can theoretically antagonize the potential influence of angiotensin II (Ang II) on ACE2. However, while Ang II decreases the ACE2 levels in cultured cells, there is little evidence that supports this phenomenon in living animals. In this study, we tested whether Ang II or Ang II combined with its antagonist would alter the ACE2 and other molecules associated with the infection of SARS-CoV-2. Male C57BL6/J mice were administered vehicle, Ang II (400 ng/kg/min), or Ang II with losartan (10 mg/kg/min) for 2 weeks. ACE2 knockout mice were used as a negative control for the ACE2 assay. We found that both Ang II, which elevated blood pressure by 30 mm Hg, and Ang II with losartan, had no effect on the expression or protein activity of ACE2 in the lung, left ventricle, kidney, and ileum. Likewise, these interventions had no effect on the expression of Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 (TMPRSS2) and Furin, proteases that facilitate the virus-cell fusion, and the expression or activity of Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Convertase (TACE) that cleaves cell-surface ACE2. Collectively, physiological concentrations of Ang II do not modulate the molecules associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These results support the recent observational studies suggesting that the use of RASi is not a risk factor for COVID-19.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100016R
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33566370
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7995007
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1096/fj.202100016R
  • PubMed ID : 33566370
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC7995007

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