Pioglitazone upregulates hepatic angiotensin converting enzyme 2 expression in rats with steatohepatitis

Pioglitazone upregulates hepatic angiotensin converting enzyme 2 expression in rats with steatohepatitis

Objective. Angiotensin II, one component of renin-angiotensin system (RAS), is formed from Ang I by the catalysing of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). Angiotensin II plays an important role in the development of insulin resistance. ACE2, a homologue of ACE, couterregulate the actions of angioten...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Can Li, Bo Liu, Rong Wu, Nan Zou, Yi-Zhi Xu, Ying-Ying Yang, Feng Zhang, Hua-Mei Zhou, Ke-Qiang Wan, Xiao-Qiu Xiao, Xia Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
High fat diet
Insulin resistance
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Renin-angiotensin system
Thiazolidinedione
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119312943

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