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A glance upon Epigenetic and COVID-19
NatÁlia L DE Freitas1, Pedro Ricardo G Azevedo1, Fabiana BrandÃo1,2
1University of Brasília, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, 70910-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Abstract:
Epigenetics studies focused on SARS-CoV-2 infection to assist in the perception of pathophysiology can direct prospective approaches for the COVID-19 treatment. There is an intrinsic relationship between epigenetic marks and the adaptation of the immune system, which determines the outcome of the pathogen-host interaction. Recently, studies have shown that there is an increased expression of the ACE2 receptor in individuals with Lupus, the origin of this phenomenon is from DNA's methylation deregulation process that consequently, become this group more suitable to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. There is evidence for the use of some epigenetic modifiers known as Epidrugs, which might be a promising approach to be deeper investigated. Here we emphasize the importance of this glance upon Epigenetic and its modulators in the promising therapeutic in the COVID-19 disease context.
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