cholesterol-lowering drugs that block liver enzymes responsible for producing cholesterol. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 93.
per cent of patients who use a cholesterol-lowering drug use a statin. The ACE2 receptor - target of statins - helps control blood pressure.
In 2020, it was discovered that SARS-CoV-2 virus primarily uses the same receptor to enter lung cells. "When faced with this virus at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a lot of speculation surrounding certain medications that affect the body's ACE2 receptor, including statins, and whether they may influence Covid-19 risk," said lead study author Lori Daniels, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at UC San Diego Health. "