Plasma Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Activity in Healthy Controls and Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and/or Disease

Plasma Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Activity in Healthy Controls and Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and/or Disease

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an endogenous negative regulator of the renin-angiotensin system, a key factor in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). ACE2 is also used by SARS-CoV-2 for host cell entry. Given that COVID-19 is associated with hypercoagulability, it is timely to...

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Main Authors: Hui Yin Lim, Sheila K. Patel, Ping Huang, Mark Tacey, Kay Weng Choy, Julie Wang, Geoffrey Donnan, Harshal H. Nandurkar, Prahlad Ho, Louise M. Burrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
angiotensin converting enzyme 2
coagulation
cardiovascular disease
renin angiotensin system
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/9/1495

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