The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2/angiotensin (1–7)/Mas axis protects the function of pancreatic β cells by improving the function of islet microvascular endothelial cells

Effects of renin-angiotensin system blockade on islet function in diabetic rats

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Deficiency Aggravates Glucose Intolerance via Impairment of Islet Microvascular Density in Mice with High-Fat Diet

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Loss of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 Exacerbates Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications and Leads to Systolic and Vascular Dysfunction

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Thrombospondin-1: An Islet Endothelial Cell Signal of Importance for  -Cell Function

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Effects of renin–angiotensin system blockade on the islet morphology and function in rats with long-term high-fat diet

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Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Type 2 (ACE2) Gene Therapy Improves Glycemic Control in Diabetic Mice

(2010) S. M. Bindom et al.   DIABETES

Loss of ACE2 accelerates time-dependent glomerular and tubulointerstitial damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

(2010) Atsushi Shiota et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

Effect of renin angiotensin system blockade on the islet microvessel density of diabetic rats and its relationship with islet function

(2010) Xin Li et al.   Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Medical Sciences

Endothelial cell signalling supports pancreatic beta cell function in the rat

(2009) Å. Johansson et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Improved Islet Survival and Funtion With Rat Endothelial Cells In Vitro Co-Culture

(2009) H.-J. Song et al.   TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

Angiotensin converting enzyme-2 confers endothelial protection and attenuates atherosclerosis

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The sweeter side of ACE2: Physiological evidence for a role in diabetes

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