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Adipocyte-derived lipids increase angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) expression and modulate macrophage phenotype.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Mar 2011
Kohlstedt Karin, Trouvain Caroline, Namgaladze Dmitry, Fleming Ingrid
Abstract excerpt
Human monocytes/macrophages express the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) but nothing is known about its role under physiological conditions. As adipose tissue contains resident macrophages that have been implicated in the generation of insulin resistance in expanding fat mass, we determined whether adipocytes release factors that affect ACE expression and function in monocytes. Incubation of human...
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