Autoantibodies to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in patients with connective tissue diseases

INTRODUCTION: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2, a homolog of ACE, converts angiotensin (Ang) II into Ang(1-7), and the vasoprotective effects of Ang(1-7) have been documented. We explored the hypothesis that serum autoantibodies to ACE2 predispose patients with connective tissue diseases to con...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Yuko, Haga, Shiori, Ishizaka, Yukihito, Mimori, Akio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3012

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