The reason for the different opinions is mechanism of action. ACE inhibitors prevent the release of the enzyme, which in turn leads to a decreased concentration as blood travels to the lungs, which causes an increase in the receptors in the lungs.

As for ARBs (losartan), it's an enzyme blocker by binding to the existing ACE receptors and hypothetically competing for sites on the cells with the virus.

Has any opinion changed on Losartan? I was recently put back on this from Lisinopril. Help? not help? No change?

I started another thread on this, but new study on virus interaction with human proteins offers more hope for treatment. A lot of FDA-approved drugs may help, including chloroquine.

[url=https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.22.002386v1.full.pdf+html][/url]https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.22.002386v1.full.pdf+html

Valsartan (ARB) is on the list.

I take Losartan. That's nice.

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Does anyone else look at posts like this one and wonder if the blue stars are on it for the original comment or if they are for the note staff left?