Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Amount

$981,996.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the key enzyme of the renin-angiotensin system present in endothelial cells. ACE2 produces angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] which prevents the vasoconstrictive, proliferative, fibrotic and inflammatory effects of Ang