Dysregulation of the kallikrein-kinin system in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with severe COVID-19

Summary: Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) binds to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, a critical component of the kallikrein-kinin system. Its dysregulation may lead to increased vascular permeability and release of inflammatory chemokines....

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Published in:	EBioMedicine
Main Authors:	Caroline P. Martens, Pierre Van Mol, Joost Wauters, Els Wauters, Tanja Gangnus, Bernard Noppen, Hanne Callewaert, Jean H.M. Feyen, Laurens Liesenborghs, Elisabeth Heylen, Sander Jansen, Leydi Carolina Velásquez Pereira, Sirima Kraisin, Ipek Guler, Matthias M. Engelen, Anna Ockerman, Anke Van Herck, Robin Vos, Christophe Vandenbriele, Philippe Meersseman, Greet Hermans, Alexander Wilmer, Kimberly Martinod, Bjoern B. Burckhardt, Marc Vanhove, Marc Jacquemin, Peter Verhamme, Johan Neyts, Thomas Vanassche
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-09-01
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 Kallikreins Kinins Extracellular traps Thromboinflammation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396422003772