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. 2018 Jul 5;8:10175. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28490-y

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Diminazene aceturate (DIZE) had no effect on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activity and on other RAS components. DIZE did not change the expression of ACE2 gene (A) or ACE2 protein activity (B) in BDL or Mdr2-KO mice. This was further confirmed by hepatic levels of angiotensin II (Ang II) (C) and angiotensin-(1-7) (Ang-(1-7)) (D) peptides which were not different between DIZE and saline treated BDL or Mdr2-KO mice. DIZE treatment in BDL and Mdr2-KO mice failed to affect gene expression of the RAS components such as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) (E), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1-R) (F) and Mas receptor (Mas-R) (G) in the liver. Each bar represents the mean ± SEM profile from 10–15 mice per treatment group.