Abstract |
The angiotensin substrate analog Pro-His-Pro-Phe-His-Phe-Phe-Val-Tyr-Lys has no significant effect on blood pressure in sodium-replete monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) but blocks the pressor response to infused human renin. Pressor responses to angiotensin I and angiotensin II are not attenuated. In five studies in sodium-depleted monkeys, an infusion of 2 mg of the peptide per kg of body weight resulted in a reduction of mean arterial pressure (MAP) from 105 +/- 4 to 79 +/- 3 mm Hg, which is not significantly different from the response to 1 mg of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor teprotide per kg. In uninephrectomized monkeys, inflation of a suprarenal aortic cuff caused an increase in MAP from 107 +/- 3 to 131 +/- 3 mm Hg. Infusion of 0.6 mg of the renin-inhibitory peptide per kg was followed by a return of blood pressure to 107 +/- 4 mm Hg--a depressor response similar to that observed with teprotide. This specific in vivo inhibitor of renin can now be applied to a wide variety of physiologic studies.
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Authors | J Burton, R J Cody Jr, J A Herd, E Haber |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A)
Vol. 77
Issue 9
Pg. 5476-9
(Sep 1980)
ISSN: 0027-8424 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6159648
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Oligopeptides
- Angiotensinogen
- Angiotensin II
- renin inhibitory peptide
- Angiotensin I
- Sodium
- Teprotide
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Renin
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Topics |
- Angiotensin I
(pharmacology)
- Angiotensin II
(pharmacology)
- Angiotensinogen
- Animals
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Hypertension
(physiopathology)
- Macaca fascicularis
(physiology)
- Male
- Oligopeptides
(pharmacology)
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
(metabolism)
- Renin
(antagonists & inhibitors, pharmacology)
- Sodium
(metabolism)
- Teprotide
(pharmacology)
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