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The impact of ACE2 inhibitors on the course of COVID-19 is still unclear. The effect of ACE2 inhibitors on the course of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections in conditions of hyperferritinemia (HF) was investigated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cohort study of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases (widespread infection, pneumonia) who underwent treatment in The Critical Care Unit of the First University Clinic (Tbilisi, Georgia) during the 2020\u20132021 years was conducted. The impact of the ACE2 inhibitors on the course of the ARDS developed during COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections in conditions of different severity of HF was evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In COVID-19-infected (I) and uninfected (II) patients with ARDS, ACE2 inhibitors reduce the levels of Ang II, C reactive protein (CRP) and D-dimer (I: from 1508.07\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200926.68 to 48.51\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200924.35, from 233.92\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200913.02 to 198.12\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200911.88, from 7.88\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20090.47 to 6.28\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20090.43; II: from 1000.14\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u2009149.49 to 46.23\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200988.21, 226.48\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200913.81 to 183.52\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200917.32, from 6.39\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20090.58 to 5.48\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20090.69) at moderate HF and Ang II, CRP levels (I: from 1845.89\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200989.37 to 49.64\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200951.05, from 209.28\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200914.41 to 175.37\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20099.84; II: from 1753.29\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200965.95 to 49.76\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200955.74, 287.10\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200920.50 to 214.71\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u200917.32) at severe HF, reduce interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression at moderate HF (I: from 1977.23\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u2009354.66 to 899.36\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u2009323.76) and cause reduction of pCO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      index at severe HF (I: from 69.80\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20093.22 to 60.44\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009\u20092.20) in COVID-19-infected patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Study results show that the ACE2 inhibitors play an important role in the regulation of inflammatory processes in both COVID-19-infected and uninfected patients with ARDS. ACE2 inhibitors decrease immunological disorders, inflammation, and lung alveoli dysfunction, especially in COVID-19-infected patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11795484231180391","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,7]],"date-time":"2023-06-07T01:35:51Z","timestamp":1686101751000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Impact of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors on the Course of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Developed During COVID-19 and Other Severe Respiratory Infections Under Hyperferritinemia Conditions: A Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Magda","family":"Rurua","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tbilisi State Medical University, High Technology Medical Center, First University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Pachkoria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tbilisi State Medical University, High Technology Medical Center, First University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6507-5746","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tamar","family":"Sanikidze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Biophysics, Biomechanics and Informative Technologies, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"K","family":"Machvariani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tbilisi State Medical University, High Technology Medical Center, First University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Ormocadze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tinatin","family":"Jomidava","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tbilisi State Medical University, High Technology Medical Center, First University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Dzidziguri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Levan","family":"Ratiani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tbilisi State Medical University, High Technology Medical Center, First University Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-11795484231180391","unstructured":"Diamond M, Peniston HL, Sanghavi D, Mahapatra S. 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