3.4.17.23 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 atherosclerotic plaque - 681180 3.4.17.23 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 atherosclerotic plaque cells in atherosclerotic plaques co-express ACE2, Oct-4, and CD34 679704 3.4.21.37 leukocyte elastase atherosclerotic plaque - 698305 3.4.22.38 cathepsin K atherosclerotic plaque it is shown by fluorescence microscopy of plaque sections from using human carotid endarterectomy specimens that enzymatically active CatK (positive NIRF signal) localizes primarily in the vicinity of CatK-positive macrophages. Augmented NIRF signal (reflecting CatK activity) colocalizes with disrupted elastin fibers within the media underlying plaques 679251 3.4.24.79 pappalysin-1 atherosclerotic plaque the enzyme is extracted from plaque tissue samples of endarterectomy and aneurysm patients 719309