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1/ Legit question:
benefits not risks of ACE inhibitor?

Covid has 29 proteins. 1 called "S" is believed to bind to ACE2 protein to enter cell. (the "S" is key to the ACE2 lock)

Men have more ACE2 and may explain inequality in higher incidence or severity of Covid infection.
2/ Most studies in recent weeks were responding to hypothesis that ACE inhibitors may exacerbate COVID.

But few studies seem to have INVERTED and focused on opposite. What if ACE inhibitor helps reduce ACE2 surface proteins and gives COVID less opportunity to bind + enter...
3/ that last study was focused on asking whether ACE2 expression increased because of Covid.

But again what if ACE inhibitors help reduce ACE2 expression to mediate Covid?

Study from this week raises potential...
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