Beneficial Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Pathway Blockade against Endothelial Inflammation Induced by SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
Background: Vascular endothelial cells activation and dysfunction mediate inflammation and abnormal coagulation in COVID-19 patients. Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) signaling and its downstream target Galectin-3 (Gal-3) are known to mediate cardiovascular inflammation and might be involved in the p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/6/639 |