COVID-19 and aerobic exercise: possible role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2

Haidar Djemai; Rami Hammad; Ibrahim M. Dabayebeh; Saleh Hammad; Abdellah Merzouk; Xavier Coumoul; Philippe Noirez

doi:10.1186/s13690-022-00983-3

Archives of Public Health (Nov 2022)

COVID-19 and aerobic exercise: possible role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2

Haidar Djemai,
Rami Hammad,
Ibrahim M. Dabayebeh,
Saleh Hammad,
Abdellah Merzouk,
Xavier Coumoul,
Philippe Noirez

Affiliations

Haidar Djemai: Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport (IRMES), National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP)
Rami Hammad: Département des Sciences de l’Activité Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Pavillon des Sciences Biologiques, UQAM
Ibrahim M. Dabayebeh: Movement Science and Training, Faculty of Exercise Science, University of Jordan
Saleh Hammad: Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Abdellah Merzouk: Physiological Adaptations to Exercise and Rehabilitation to Effort (APERE), Université de Picardie Jules Vernes, Allée Paschal Grousset
Xavier Coumoul: INSERM UMR-S 1124, Environmental Toxicity, Therapeutic Targets, Cellular Signaling & Biomarkers (T3S), Université Paris Cité
Philippe Noirez: Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport (IRMES), National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00983-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 80, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

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Highlights • Physical inactivity during COVID-19 lockdowns may damage health. • Risk of contamination by aerosols is higher during high-intensity urban outdoor exercise. • Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) could play key role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission during exercise. • How ACE2 serum concentration changes as function of exercise intensity and duration must be studied to elucidate role of this enzyme.

Published in Archives of Public Health

ISSN: 2049-3258 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: http://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

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