Cargando…

ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas1 axis and the vascular system: vasoprotection to COVID-19-associated vascular disease

The two axes of the renin–angiotensin system include the classical ACE/Ang II/AT1 axis and the counter-regulatory ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas1 axis. ACE2 is a multifunctional monocarboxypeptidase responsible for generating Ang-(1-7) from Ang II. ACE2 is important in the vascular system where it is found in a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kuriakose, Jithin, Montezano, Augusto C., Touyz, Rhian M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Portland Press Ltd. 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33511992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20200480