Serum Renin Levels Increase With Age in Boys Resulting in Higher Renin Levels in Young Men Compared to Young Women, and Soluble Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Correlates With Renin and Body Mass Index

Serum Renin Levels Increase With Age in Boys Resulting in Higher Renin Levels in Young Men Compared to Young Women, and Soluble Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Correlates With Renin and Body Mass Index

Background: Age, sex, and body constitution may affect the shedding of membrane bound angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (mACE2) and lead to a relative mACE2 deficiency. However, it is unclear if differences, reflected by serum renin levels, exist in the basal renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) between chi...

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Main Authors: Lars Jehpsson, Jiangming Sun, Peter M. Nilsson, Andreas Edsfeldt, Per Swärd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
body mass index
coronavirus–COVID-19
renin
renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.622179/full

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