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Actual Clinical Efficacy of Statin Therapy (Hmg-CoA Reductase Inhibitors) on the Course of SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 Infection During the Domination Period of Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Variants
2024-10-30
Abstract excerpt
To date, SARS Cov-2 virus has caused more than 775 million cases worldwide and led to 7 million deaths. The virus enters cells with the aid of the ACE2 receptor located in the airway epithelium, but also in endothelial cells lining the inner walls of vessels. Endothelial damage results in impaired blood flow and gas exchange. Statins have been shown to have a pleiotropic effects on the vascular epithelium. Aim of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ae3add01-27a4-5c63-9011-c0acab9c96c2
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202410.2297.v1
