ACE2

Noun

Meaning

ACE2 (countable and uncountable, plural ACE2s)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

enzyme angiotensin ACE1

Examples

ACE2 is present in most organs: ACE2 is attached to the cell membrane of mainly lung type II alveolar cells, enterocytes of the small intestine, arterial and venous endothelial cells and arterial smooth muscle cells in most organs. Source: Internet

Doctors who treated him believe the virus entered the body using ACE2 receptors on Leydig cells, which are present in the testes. Source: Internet

Professor O'Donnell and colleagues said ACE2 receptors are expressed on cells within the lungs, including endothelial cells in the organs' blood vessels. Source: Internet

Its conclusions are mainly restricted to heart failure patients, and the patients did not have COVID-19, so the researchers cannot provide a direct link between the course of the disease and ACE2 plasma concentrations. Source: Internet

That’s when the ACE2 molecule comes in: to counteract the effects of ACE, causing blood vessels to dilate and lowering blood pressure. Source: Internet

“The effect of MRAs on ACE2 concentrations is not clear, as the weak increase in concentrations in the validation cohort was not seen in the index cohort. Source: Internet

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