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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2017

Serum levels of angiotensin converting enzyme as a biomarker of liver fibrosis.

Aline Silva Miranda, Ana Cristina Simões E Silva

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aline Silva MirandaInterdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 30130-100, Brazil acssilva@hotmail.com.
Ana Cristina Simões E SilvaInterdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 30130-100, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is classically conceived as a circulating hormonal system involved in blood pressure control and hydroelectrolyte balance. The discovery that RAS components are locally expressed in a wide range of organs and tissues, including the liver, pointed to a role for this system in the pathogenesis of several conditions including hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. It has been widely reported that the classical RAS axis composed by the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-angiotensin (Ang) II-Ang type 1 (AT1) receptor mediates pro-inflammatory, pro-thrombotic, and pro-fibrotic processes. On the other hand, the alternative axis comprising ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas receptor seems to play a protective role by frequently opposing Ang II action. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is one of the leading causes of liver fibrosis, accounting for the death of nearly one million people worldwide. Liver fibrosis is a key factor to determine therapeutic interventions for patients with CHB. However, the establishment of non-invasive and accurate methods to detect reversible stages of liver fibrosis is still a challenge. In an elegant study published in the 36

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Hepatitis B, ChronicLiver CirrhosisAngiotensin IIBiomarkersHumansPeptide FragmentsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ARenin-Angiotensin SystemAngiotensin IIBiomarkersPeptide FragmentsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AAngiotensin-(1-7)Angiotensin converting enzymeAngiotensin IIChronic hepatitis BHepatic cirrhosisLiver fibrosisRenin angiotensin system

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PMID29358853
PMCPMC5752705
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