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ArticleVirus research2020

Sodium status and kidney involvement during COVID-19 infection.

Adrian Post, Robin P F Dullaart, Stephan J L Bakker

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Article in Virus research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adrian PostDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.post01@umcg.nl.
Robin P F DullaartDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands. Electronic address: dull.fam@12move.nl.
Stephan J L BakkerDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands. Electronic address: s.j.l.bakker@umcg.nl.
University of Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor (ACE2) is expressed in epithelial cells of many tissues including the kidney, and has been identified to interact with human pathogenic coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Although diffuse alveolar damage and acute respiratory failure are the main features of COVID-19 infection, two recent studies demonstrate that kidney impairment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is common, and that kidney involvement is associated with high risk of in-hospital death. Interestingly, studies in rats have demonstrated that high dietary sodium intake results in down-regulation of the ACE2 expression in kidney tissue. We hypothesize that low sodium status makes kidney involvement during the course of COVID-19 infection more likely due to upregulation of membrane bound ACE2 in the kidneys. We propose that sodium intake and status should be monitored carefully during severe COVID-19 infections, and that low sodium intake be corrected early in its course, despite a potential conflict regarding common dietary recommendations to restrict dietary sodium intake in patients with hypertension, diabetes, and kidney disease.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Epithelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansHypertensionKidneyLungPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralProtein BindingACE2 protein, humanAce2 protein, ratAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Peptidyl-Dipeptidase ASodium, DietarySpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2ACE2 receptorCOVID-19KidneySARS-CoV-2Sodium

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PMID32445872
PMCPMC7240271
OpenAlexW3026869559

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