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Serum Soluble Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 Level and Its Potential Association With The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Non-Hypertensive Iraqi COVID-19 Patients: An Observational Study
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Background: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov2) which utilizes angiotensin converting enzyme2 (ACE2) to invade the host cells. This membrane-bound peptidase is widely distributed in the body; its activity antagonizes the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Once SARS-Cov2 enters the cell, it causes downregulation of ACE2, resulting in the unopposed activation of RAAS. The unregulated activity of the RAAS system can deteriorate the prognosis in COVID-19 patients. A soluble form of ACE2 (sACE2) was reported to have a role in the SARS-Cov2 invasion of the susceptible cells.

Aim of the study: This study aims to investigate the potential association of serum levels of sACE2 and RAAS components in severe COVID-19 patients compared to healthy individuals.

Methods: Eighty-five participants enrolled in the study were grouped into 45 non-hypertensive severe COVID-19 patients and 40 healthy individuals with comparable age and gender. Serum levels of sACE2, renin, angiotensin 2, and aldosterone by ELISA, and serum potassium level was measured by turbidimetric method.

Results: The results showed a significant difference in the serum levels of sACE2 (lower), renin, angiotensin 2, and aldosterone (higher) in COVID-19 patients compared to the control subjects (p-value <0.001; for all.

Conclusion: Non-hypertensive severe COVID-19 patients have lower sACE2 and higher RAAS peptide levels, and they can serve as diagnostic markers of severe COVID-19 patients.

Recommendations: we recommend a future study with a larger sample size that enrolls COVID-19 patients with different severity levels.

Keywords: Aldosterone, Angiotensin, COVID-19, Renin, Soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2

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Publication Date
Mon Apr 01 2019
Journal Name
International Journal Of Research - Granthaalayah
CALCULATION OF THE STOPPING POWER OF ALPHA PARTICLES AND ITS RANGE IN BONE TISSU
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With the advancement of modern radiotherapy technology, radiation dose and dose distribution have significantly improved. as part of Natural development, interest has recently been renewed by treatment, especially in the use of heavy charged particles, because these radiation types serve theoretical advantages in all biological and physical aspects. The interactions of alpha particle with matter were studied and the stopping powers of alpha particle with Bone Tissue were calculated by using Zeigler’s formula and SRIM software, also the Range for this particle were calculated by using Mat lab language for (0.01-1000) MeV alpha energy.

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Sun Nov 01 2020
Journal Name
Journal Of Engineering
Preparation of Nano Zinc Oxide and its Application in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Ampicillin
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This study was undertaken to prepare Nano zinc oxide (ZnO) by precipitation and microemulsion methods. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR spectrometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area were the techniques employed for the preparation. The particle size of prepared nano ZnO was 69.15nm and 88.49nm for precipitation and microemulsion methods, respectively, which corresponded to the BET surface area 20.028 and 16.369m2/g respectively. The activity of prepared nano ZnO as a photocatalyst was estimated by the removal of ampicillin (Amp) under visible light. This study, therefore, examined the effect of pH in the range of 5-11, initial concen

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Mon Sep 01 2014
Journal Name
Journal Of Accounting And Financial Studies ( Jafs )
Forensic accounting role in governance and its impact on the quality of accounting information
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Thu Sep 15 2022
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Al-academy
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Tue Jun 15 2021
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Formal trespass and its intellectual manifestations in the contemporary interior space: ريم باسل نوري
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Sun Jul 03 2011
Journal Name
Journal Of Educational And Psychological Researches
Educational activities in the role of government nurseries and its relationship to some variables
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The skill of management educational activities gradually grow with the experience, but they differ from personal skill educator to another, because each style nanny personally and the way to work. There educator and active movement and vitality that look like happiness and clear during the implementation of the activity, and the other runs educational activities quietly, efficiently and without emotion and clear (dry, 2001: p. 274). And the stage of childhood is one of the most important stages that are based upon the future life as a whole because the man also confirmed by the School of analysis psychological is the son of his childhood and the best example to us what the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): (Every child i

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Wed May 18 2016
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Metaphoric assimilation of the place and its total functioning in scenario: إيهاب ياسين طه
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Abstract: The study of the place is hardly a concern for most researchers in the art generally. It is hardly devoid of any movie of some configuration elements that are essential to him about and place one of them, and we find an echo location consists ago to begin screenwriter put Sightseeing begins features emerge there will be functioning simple scenario what would soon receive a growing Cummings final picture film. Metaphoric place begins to emerge in the form of linguistic scenario is soon to be translated in another language, the language of the image. Which in turn complement the creative process of this art and have a significant impact in terms of content and curriculum and installation in and it even to seek the true meaning fu

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Thu May 14 2026
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The relationship of future anxiety to the level of academic ambition among female students
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Publication Date
Wed May 12 2021
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Annals Of The Romanian Society For Cell Biology
Role of Serum Omentin-1 and Bone Metabolism Markersin Osteoporosis among Postmenopausal Women
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Thu Mar 01 2012
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Journal Of Economics And Administrative Sciences
Some of Behaviorism Choices that is Availability of Managerial Leaderships an affect of job frustration Management An Opinion Study of Heads Units and Departments In Modern Badoosh Cement Factory
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 Represent choices Behaviorism available to the Managerial leaders one of the prerequisites to run any beginnings of a psychological or dilemmas Managerial barriers to working in the field of work has been varied these options until it had taken several kinds of which contributed to the left different impacts on the alleviation of these problems, which prompted the researcher to raising the problem of study within the framework of questionable content how to contribute to that shown by Choices Behaviorism accredited to the Managerial leaders in the management of frustration

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