title: Reduced plasma ACE2 activity in dialysis patients: another piece in the conundrum of factors involved in hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity?
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batlle
mesh_terms: D000085962:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; C000705307:ACE2 protein, human; D000085962:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
keywords: ACE2; CKD; enzyme activity; hypertension; plasma