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Good ACE, bad ACE do battle in lung injury, SARS

Two studies show how the enzyme ACE2 protects against lung injury caused by SARS and other agents. ACE2 seems to counteract the effects of ACE, which are more damaging (pages 875–879).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nicholls, John, Peiris, Malik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group US 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16079870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm0805-821
Descripción
Sumario:Two studies show how the enzyme ACE2 protects against lung injury caused by SARS and other agents. ACE2 seems to counteract the effects of ACE, which are more damaging (pages 875–879).