B38-CAP is a bacteria-derived ACE2-like enzyme that suppresses hypertension and cardiac dysfunction
oleh: Takafumi Minato, Satoru Nirasawa, Teruki Sato, Tomokazu Yamaguchi, Midori Hoshizaki, Tadakatsu Inagaki, Kazuhiko Nakahara, Tadashi Yoshihashi, Ryo Ozawa, Saki Yokota, Miyuki Natsui, Souichi Koyota, Taku Yoshiya, Kumiko Yoshizawa-Kumagaye, Satoru Motoyama, Takeshi Gotoh, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Josef M. Penninger, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yumiko Imai, Saori Takahashi, Keiji Kuba
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-02-01 |
Deskripsi
The enzyme ACE2 is involved in cardiac pathology and can counteract heart failure and other cardio-pulmonary diseases. Here the authors show that bacteria produce an ACE2-like enzyme that is effective in suppressing cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice.