Population
41 patients with hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HTN) and 10 transplant donors as controls (CTL)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for intrarenal ACE/ACE2 in hypertensive nephrosclerosis; prospective studies needed before clinical implications.
Intrarenal ACE and ACE2 levels are altered in hypertensive nephrosclerosis and correlate with renal function and histological damage, suggesting a role in disease pathogenesis.
Wang et al. (2011) studied this question.
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