ACE and ACE2 catalytic activity in the fecal content along the gut.
Mariana Ferreira-DuarteLilian Caroline Gonçalves de OliveiraClara QuintasMarisa Esteves-MonteiroMargarida Duarte AraújoTeresa SousaDulce Elena CasariniManuela MoratoPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)
This work is the first to report the presence of catalytically active ACE and ACE2 in the rat intestinal content, supporting future research on the regulatory role of the intestinal RAAS on gut function and a putative link to the microbiome.