Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 849-853.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2020.05.024

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Shedding light on health science——Professor Yang Jinkui

Lu Jing, Yang Weili, Yang Fangyuan, Cao Xi, Yang Jinkui   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University;Beijing Diabetes Institute, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2020-09-08 Online:2020-10-21 Published:2020-10-26

Abstract: Professor Yang Jinkui has been working in the clinical practice for 36 years. He led the team to establish the first "Beijing Key Laboratory" in the field of diabetes mellitus in Beijing and "Beijing Diabetes Institute". His team found the new function of SARS virus receptor ACE2 in regulating glucose metabolism and "double switch" ion channels in regulating insulin secretion. He was awarded "Beijing Scholar" in 2019.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, ACE2, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy

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