background α-adrenergic receptor 2a (adra2a) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) genes have been variably associated with obesity and its related phenotypes in different populations worldwide. objectives this cross-sectional study aims to investigate the association of adrenergic receptor α2a (adra2a) rs553668 and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) i/d single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps...

conclusions in conclusion, the ace and pparg genes do not have a key role in conferring risk for diabetic nephropathy. results ace id genotypes followed hardy-weinberg equilibrium in both cases and controls. but p12a genotypes deviated from hardy-weinberg equilibrium in diabetic controls. chi2 test was applied for the analysis of genotypic distributions in genotypic and dominant models. odds ra...

UNLABELLED Background- Angiotensin II, produced by angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE), enhances oxidative stress and atherogenesis. In this study, we analyzed whether tissue ACE deficiency in ACE-knockout mice type-2 would affect their oxidative status. Moreover, by crossbreeding the ACE-knockout mice with atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E (apo E)-deficient (E0) mice, we questioned whether tiss...

Not all of the cardiovascular effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors can be attributed to changes in angiotensin II and bradykinin levels. Because the cytoplasmic tail of ACE is phosphorylated, we determined whether ACE inhibitors affect the phosphorylation of ACE and whether ACE possesses the characteristics of a signal transduction molecule. The ACE inhibitors ramiprilat an...

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE; OMIM: 106180) has an important role in the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and degradation of bradykinin. Genetic polymorphism I/D (rs4646994) in the gene encoding ACE has been well defined. To get more insight into the genetic structure of Iranian populations, the distribution of the ACE I/D polymorphism among Iranians was compared with each ot...

the aim of the present study was to assess the frequencies of angiotensin i-converting enzyme (ace; omim: 106180) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr; omim: 607093) polymorphisms in the algerian population to further facilitate investigations on possible associations with various pathologies. the study was carried out on 146 apparently healthy individuals (65 males, 81 females) who w...

angiotensin converting enzyme (ace; omim: 106180) has an important role in the conversion of angiotensin i to angiotensin ii and degradation of bradykinin. genetic polymorphism i/d (rs4646994) in the gene encoding ace has been well defined. to get more insight into the genetic structure of iranian populations, the distribution of the ace i/d polymorphism among iranians was compared with each ot...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in dogs and with and without an ACE polymorphism in the canine ACE gene, before and after treatment with an ACE inhibitor. METHODS Thirty-one dogs (20 wild-type, 11 ACE polymorphism) with heart disease were evaluated with ACE activity measurement and systolic blood pressure before and after admi...