Is aberrant CD8+ T cell activation by hypertension associated with cardiac injury in severe cases of COVID-19?

Cell Mol Immunol. 2020 Jun;17(6):675-676. doi: 10.1038/s41423-020-0454-3. Epub 2020 May 12.
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MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • COVID-19
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / immunology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / pathology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / virology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology*
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 / metabolism

Substances

  • AGTR2 protein, human
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2