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Comment
. 2020 Aug:279:103464.
doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103464. Epub 2020 May 21.

Caution is needed on the effect of altitude on the pathogenesis of SAR-CoV-2 virus

Johannes Burtscher  1 , Martin Burtscher  2 , Grégoire P Millet  3
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Comment

Caution is needed on the effect of altitude on the pathogenesis of SAR-CoV-2 virus

Johannes Burtscher et al. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; UV; altitude; hypoxia; lung remodeling.

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Parameters of high altitude exposure and adaptations. ACE2 - angiotensin converting enzyme 2, HIF – hypoxia inducible factor, Vit D – vitamin D. See text for more information.
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  • Does the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 virus decrease at high-altitude?
    Arias-Reyes C, Zubieta-DeUrioste N, Poma-Machicao L, Aliaga-Raduan F, Carvajal-Rodriguez F, Dutschmann M, Schneider-Gasser EM, Zubieta-Calleja G, Soliz J. Arias-Reyes C, et al. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2020 Jun;277:103443. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103443. Epub 2020 Apr 22. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2020. PMID: 32333993 Free PMC article.

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