ACE, angiotensin I converting enzyme, 1636

N. diseases: 1082; N. variants: 82
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Therefore, this review summarizes these recent findings for the efficacy of two of the most widely used antihypertensive drug classes, ACE inhibitors and ARBs, to reduce or treat inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis, arthritis, steatohepatitis, colitis, pancreatitis, and nephritis. 30191985 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Here, we sought to assess the impact of myeloid ACE on atherosclerosis. 31615657 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The Alu polymorphism of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) and atherosclerosis, incident chronic diseases and mortality in an elderly Chinese population. 22456784 2012
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Increased levels of monocytic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) found in haemodialysis (HD) patients may directly participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. 28186543 2017
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The eNOS G894T and ACE I/D polymorphisms are associated with an increased risk of developing ACS after adjusting for classical risk factors for atherosclerosis in the Bulgarian cohort. 26670794 2016
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE This study indicated that patients with atherosclerosis had higher levels of oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein (oxLDL) and ACE activity (P < 0.05) as compared to controls. 31370787 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE These data provide another important mechanism by which inflammation associated with increased ACE expression may contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis. 10642324 2000
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Early sign of atherosclerosis in slow coronary flow and relationship with angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism. 17285438 2007
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Insertion/deletion polymorphism in ACE gene (ACE I/D) is known to be associated with the occurrence of ischaemic stroke through its effect on pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and hypertension. 29199539 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE It has been suggested that angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism is associated with atherosclerosis. 17611909 2007
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Quantitative analysis of immunoreactivity showed that total vessel wall expression of ACE and ACE2 was similar during all stages of atherosclerosis. 18498093 2008
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To identify anti-atherogenic target genes, we performed microarray gene expression profiling of the aorta during atherosclerosis prevention with the ACE inhibitor, captopril. 20504763 2010
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The basic factor of cardiovascular diseases is atherosclerosis, which is due largely to an increase in the activity of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in vessels. 30148999 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), which plays an important role in blood pressure regulation, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) involved in homocysteine metabolism belong to a large group of polypeptides which may be potential risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). 12833177 2003
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The hypothesis that genetic variation in the level of ACE gene expression affects the development of atherosclerosis is not supported by these findings. 9261253 1997
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is thought to affect renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity and development of cardiovascular disease; significant associations between I/D polymorphism and atherosclerosis, stroke, nephropathy, and early mortality were already found. 28190172 2017
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Chronic exposure to high levels of circulating and tissue ACE predispose to vascular wall thickening and atherosclerosis. 20364300 2010
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To investigate the influence of apolipoprotein E (APOE) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms on carotid artery atherosclerosis in alcoholism. 15809232 2005
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE ACE could affect smooth muscle cell and fibroblast migration and proliferation, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and endothelial cell function; these are all important factors in atherosclerosis. 9200271 1997
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE It is assumed that the excess supply of angiotensin II (due to the deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene) contributes to endothelial dysfunction and in this way promotes the onset and progression of atherosclerosis. 12143941 2002
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Regarding pre-hospital medications, atherosclerosis-AHF patients were more likely to be administered nitroglycerin (20.3 vs. 13.7%, p = 0.003), nicorandil (18.8 vs. 7.5%, p < 0.001), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) (46.5 vs. 38.6%, p = 0.006), β-blocker (33.2 vs. 26.6%, p = 0.014) and statin (30.1 vs. 22.4%, p = 0.003) because of a previous coronary event or atherosclerotic diseases. 29943232 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Furthermore, development of antagonists or inhibitors of molecules such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin receptors and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha could be another alternative to prevent atherosclerosis. 19754391 2009
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE ACE can affect oxidation of LDL, endothelial cell function, and smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation: all important components of atherosclerosis. 7614074 1995
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Aldosterone administration to mice stimulates macrophage NADPH oxidase and increases atherosclerosis development: a possible role for angiotensin-converting enzyme and the receptors for angiotensin II and aldosterone. 15123520 2004
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE The results of studies in humans looking more directly at the influence of ACE inhibitors on atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease are awaited. 9115957 1996