Recombinant Human Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), partial (Active)

1. Report no influence of ACE2 gene polymorphism on stroke recurrence and only find possible interaction between hypertension history and the ACE2 gene in male stroke patients. PMID: 30056001
2. In a Chinese Han population, five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) (rs1514283, rs4646155, rs4646176, rs2285666, and rs879922) in ACE2 gene were determined to significantly associate with essential hypertension in female participants, while no SNP locus was linked to male group. PMID: 30335025
3. ACE2 and other enzymes can form ANG-(1-7) directly or indirectly from either the decapeptide ANG I or from ANG II. [review] PMID: 29351514
4. Suggest a potential role for ACE2 polymorphism in postexercise hypotension in hypertensive medicated individuals. PMID: 27925380
5. ACE2 SNPs and haplotypes are associated with circulating angiotensin-(1-7) levels. PMID: 28895159
6. we found an interaction between ACE2 and AGTR1 in structuralatrial fibrillation patients in a Chinese Han population PMID: 29441892
7. results suggest that ACE2, TNNI3K and CALM3 polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies and dilated cardiomyopathies and may act as disease modifiers of these diseases. PMID: 28744816
8. Elevated plasma ACE2 is significantly associated with more advanced LA structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation. PMID: 27738071
9. Overexpression of ACE2 in monocytes led to reduced endothelial adhesion, transmigration and downregulation of adhesion-related molecules and results in atherosclerosis. PMID: 28186543
10. These results indicated that aberrant methylation of the ACE2 promoter may be associated with EH risk. In addition, sex may significantly influence ACE2 methylation. PMID: 28440441
11. ACE2 rs2106809 is an important predictive factor of the response to antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors in Chinese female hypertensive patients. PMID: 27121444
12. In islets from db/db mice, ACE2 over-expression increased intracellular calcium influx and restored impaired mitochondrial oxidation, potentially causing an increase in GSIS. These results shed light on the potential roles of ACE2 in mitochondrial metabolism, moreover, may improve our understanding of diabetes. PMID: 29128354
13. ACE2 may have a role in silent atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease; it counterbalances the vasoconstrictor adverse effects of angiotensin II by its conversion PMID: 27615597
14. This study reveals an elevated serum concentration of ACE2 and independent associations between serum ACE2 and echocardiographic parameters in hypertensive patients. PMID: 28223093
15. The findings of this study indicate that ACE-2 activity is reduced in AD and is an important regulator of the central classical ACE-1/Ang II/AT1R axis of renin-angiotensin system, and also that dysregulation of this pathway likely plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. PMID: 27884212
16. Overexpression of ACE2 ameliorates Abeta-induced inflammatory response by activating the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis in human RPE cells. PMID: 28605813
17. Although further studies are required to determine how clusterin suppresses non-specific cellular uptake in phagocytes, our data suggest that clusterin plays a key role in the stealth effect of not only pegylated nanoparticles but also non-pegylated nanoparticles. PMID: 27983983
18. The ACE2 G8790A polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients was correlated with cerebral stroke, and the A allele might be a risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with cerebral stroke. PMID: 27500554
19. ollectrin, an ACE2 homolog with no catalytic activity, regulates blood pressure through an NO-dependent mechanism. Large body of experimental data confirmed sustained beneficial effects of ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas receptor axis activation on hypertension and vascular injury. PMID: 27889958
20. The potential contribution of the ACE2 to cardiovascular disease progression was addressed. PMID: 27965422
21. Serum ACE2 activity was significantly lower in acute ischemic stroke as compared to both control and stroke-alert patients, followed by an increase to control levels at three days. PMID: 27488276
22. Here, we review the role and effects of ACE2, ACE2 activators, Ang-(1-7) and synthetic Mas receptor agonists in the control of inflammation and fibrosis in cardiovascular and renal diseases and as counter-regulators of the ACE-Ang II-AT1 axis. PMID: 26995300
23. ACE2 overexpression inhibited cell growth. PMID: 27460845
24. Downregulation of ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis stimulates breast cancer metastasis through the activation of store-operated calcium entry and PAK1/NF-kappaB/Snail1 pathways. PMID: 27063099
25. The circulating ACE2 and Ang-(1-7) levels were related to neither rs4646155 nor rs879922 in female or male patients.In conclusion, the rs2106809 polymorphism of the ACE2 gene may be a determinant of the circulating Ang-(1-7) level in female patients with hypertension, suggesting a genetic association between circulating Ang-(1-7) levels and ACE2 gene polymorphisms in patients with hypertension. PMID: 27310975
26. These results indicated that angiotensin-(1-7)/ACE2/Mas axis may reduce liver lipid accumulation partly by regulating lipid-metabolizing genes through ATP/P2 receptor/CaM signaling pathway. PMID: 26883384
27. ACE-2 significantly increased when IMR-90 were hypoxic prior to hyperoxic exposure with no recovery. PMID: 27093376
28. Imbalanced down-regulation of ACE and ACE2 mRNA expression levels may play an important role in the development and progression of thoracic aortic aneurysmal dilatation and subsequently dissection. PMID: 25237166
29. These results suggest that the ACE2 G8790A and rs2106809 polymorphisms may be associated with essential hypertension risk. PMID: 25237167
30. ACE and ACE2 expression at the mRNA and protein levels are significantly increased in the myocardium of patients with heart failure. PMID: 25869724
31. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that urinary L-FABP and urinary albumin/ creatinine ratio were significantly associated with urinary ACE2 levels. PMID: 26067610
32. ACE2 and Ang-(1-7) significantly inhibit early atherosclerotic lesion formation via protection of endothelial function and inhibition of inflammatory response. PMID: 25721616
33. ACE-2 is expressed in fetal human lung fibroblasts but is significantly decreased by hyperoxic gas PMID: 25665060
34. urinary ACE2 increased in type 2 diabetic patients with various degrees of albuminuria PMID: 25791940
35. soluble ACE2 is involved in the pathomechanism of hypertension and heart failure. PMID: 24691269
36. Decrease in circulating ACE2 activity was associated with cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. PMID: 25813276
37. By genetic replenishment of ACE2 and pharmaceutical use of ARB, restored ACE2 level mitigated GBC growth. Our results supported the rationale for the use of ARB in GBC patients for potential therapeutic benefit PMID: 25663464
38. There is no clear association between ACE2 gene A9570G polymorphisms and childhood primary nephrotic syndrome. PMID: 25815490
39. Our results revealed that SNPs rs2074192 and rs714205 in ACE2 gene were associated with the susceptibility of DR and PDR. PMID: 25359286
40. Olmesartan may uniquely increase urinary ACE2 level in hypertensive patients, which could potentially offer additional renoprotective effects. PMID: 24842388
41. Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with higher level of ACE2 expression had longer survival time than those with lower level of ACE2 expression. PMID: 25701390
42. Urinary ACE2 activity and protein expression are increased in type 1 diabetes patients prior to the onset of clinical complications. PMID: 24920267
43. Brain endoplasmic reticulum stress does not contribute to DOCA-salt hypertension and ACE2 blunts neurogenic hypertension independently of ER stress. PMID: 25519733
44. Partial loss of ACE2 is sufficient to enhance the susceptibility to heart disease. PMID: 24728465
45. These data demonstrate that MSCs modified to overexpress the ACE2 gene can produce biologically active ACE2 protein over a sustained period of time and have an enhanced ability to promote endothelial repair after LPS challenge PMID: 25200929
46. ACE2 cleavage is regulated by influenza A H1N1 neuraminidase. PMID: 24662240
47. among females ACE2 rs2106809 polymorphisms,and among males ACE2 rs2106809 polymorphism and alcohol consumption are associated with essential hypertension PMID: 24112034
48. Data suggest angiotensin (ANG) converting enzyme 2/ANG-II-(1-7)/proto-oncogene protein Mas axis regulates inflammation/fibrosis, cell proliferation, and leukocyte recruitment/activation; main topic here is kidney/inflammatory renal disease. [REVIEW] PMID: 23488800
49. ACE2 and FZD1 are prognosis markers in squamous cell/adenosquamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of gallbladder. PMID: 23921915
50. ACE2 overexpression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla attenuates the enhanced tonically active glutamatergic input in SHRs, which may be an important mechanism underlying the beneficial effect of central ACE2 to hypertension. PMID: 24838502

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HGNC: 13557

OMIM: 300335

KEGG: hsa:59272

STRING: 9606.ENSP00000252519

UniGene: Hs.178098