Urinary Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Increases in Patients With Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus

• Main Authors: Yaoxian Liang (Author), Hui Deng (Author), Shuhong Bi (Author), Zhuan Cui (Author), Lata A (Author), Danxia Zheng (Author), Yue Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is highly expressed in the kidney and recognized to be renoprotective by degrading Angiotensin II to Angiotensin (1-7) in diabetic nephropathy. However, little is known about the role of urinary ACE2 (UACE2) in diabetes. The present study was p...