DD Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Normal Humans

DD angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism is associated with endothelial dysfunction in normal humans.

A polymorphism within the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene may increase the risk of myocardial infarction in individuals previously thought to be at low cardiovascular risk. The mechanism through which it exerts this effect is unknown but may be due to increased angiotensin II-induced nitric oxide (NO) breakdown and/or reduced bradykinin-mediated NO release. We investigated whether endo...

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism in Iranian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Background: Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) is a Zinc metalloproteinase, converts Ang-I to Ang- II, a pro-inflammatory agent which may contribute to pathophysiology of some diseases like type 2 diabetes. Objective: To investigate the relationship between ACE I/D polymorphism and type 2 diabetes in 261 Iranian casecontrol pairs. Methods: 170 patients (85 type 2 diabetics with nephropathy a...

The angiotensin-converting enzyme DD gene is associated with poor prognosis in Finnish sarcoidosis patients.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotypes may reflect prognosis in sarcoidosis. They were determined in 59 Finnish sarcoidosis patients and 70 healthy control subjects. The prognosis of the sarcoidosis patients was determined after follow-up for 1, 2, 3, 5 and >5 yrs and classified as good (normal chest radiograph and lung function, no signs of extrapulmonary disease activity within 2 yrs f...

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis

DD ACE gene polymorphism is associated with increased coronary artery endothelial dysfunction: the PREFACE trial.

Endothelial dysfunction is an early event in atherogenesis and is associated with the propensity to cause future cardiovascular events. The amelioration of endothelial dysfunction has been a research target for some years now, and success has been reported with, for example, the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors. Research has also identified the homozygous del...