Obesity and COVID-19: renin–angiotensin as a mediator of morbidity and mortality

In addition to the heightened activity of the RAS in obesity, recent discussion has included analysis of the effect of obesity and the resultant cluster of interrelated plasma lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities, including reduced HDL-cholesterol, a predominance of small dense LDL particles and elev...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:British journal of nutrition 2022-05, Vol.127 (9), p.1439-1440
Hauptverfasser: Martin, Jennifer H., Head, Richard E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:In addition to the heightened activity of the RAS in obesity, recent discussion has included analysis of the effect of obesity and the resultant cluster of interrelated plasma lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities, including reduced HDL-cholesterol, a predominance of small dense LDL particles and elevated tracylglycerols (TAGs). (1994) The expression and localisation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme mrna in human adipose tissue, Blood Pressure 3, 1–2. Al-Benna S (2020) Association of high level gene expression of ACE2 in adipose tissue with mortality of COVID-19 infection in obese patients.
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114521001847