scholarly journals Novel Antihypertensive Lactoferrin-Derived Peptides Produced by Kluyveromyces marxianus: Gastrointestinal Stability Profile and In Vivo Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibition

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 1609-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurora García-Tejedor ◽  
Laura Sánchez-Rivera ◽  
María Castelló-Ruiz ◽  
Isidra Recio ◽  
Juan B. Salom ◽  
...  
1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto L. Schiffrin ◽  
Jolanta Gutkowska ◽  
Gaétan Thibault ◽  
Jacques Genest

The angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor enalapril (MK-421), at a dose of 1 mg/kg or more by gavage twice daily, effectively inhibited the pressor response to angiotensin I for more than 12 h and less than 24 h. Plasma renin activity (PRA) did not change after 2 or 4 days of treatment at 1 mg/kg twice daily despite effective ACE inhibition, whereas it rose significantly at 10 mg/kg twice daily. Blood pressure fell significantly and heart rate increased in rats treated with 10 mg/kg of enalapril twice daily, a response which was abolished by concomitant angiotensin II infusion. However, infusion of angiotensin II did not prevent the rise in plasma renin. Enalapril treatment did not change urinary immunorcactive prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) excretion and indomethacin did not modify plasma renin activity of enalapril-treated rats. Propranolol significantly reduced the rise in plasma renin in rats receiving enalapril. None of these findings could be explained by changes in the ratio of active and inactive renin. Water diuresis, without natriuresis and with a decrease in potassium urinary excretion, occurred with the higher dose of enalapril. Enalapril did not potentiate the elevation of PRA in two-kidney one-clip Goldblatt hypertensive rats. In conclusion, enalapril produced renin secretion, which was in part β-adrenergically mediated. The negative short feedback loop of angiotensin II and prostaglandins did not appear to be involved. A vasodilator effect, apparently independent of ACE inhibition, was found in intact conscious sodium-replete rats.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maira R. Segura-Campos ◽  
Fanny Peralta-González ◽  
Arturo Castellanos-Ruelas ◽  
Luis A. Chel-Guerrero ◽  
David A. Betancur-Ancona

Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide diseases in humans. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in regulating blood pressure and hypertension. An evaluation was done on the effect of Alcalase hydrolysis of defattedJatropha curcaskernel meal on ACE inhibitory activity in the resulting hydrolysate and its purified fractions. Alcalase exhibited broad specificity and produced a protein hydrolysate with a 21.35% degree of hydrolysis and 34.87% ACE inhibition. Ultrafiltration of the hydrolysate produced peptide fractions with increased biological activity (24.46–61.41%). Hydrophobic residues contributed substantially to the peptides’ inhibitory potency. The 5–10 and <1 kDa fractions were selected for further fractionation by gel filtration chromatography. ACE inhibitory activity (%) ranged from 22.66 to 45.96% with the 5–10 kDa ultrafiltered fraction and from 36.91 to 55.83% with the <1 kDa ultrafiltered fraction. The highest ACE inhibitory activity was observed inF2 ( μg/mL) from the 5–10 kDa fraction andF1 ( μg/mL) from the <1 kDa fraction. ACE inhibitory fractions fromJatrophakernel have potential applications in alternative hypertension therapies, adding a new application for theJatrophaplant protein fraction and improving the financial viability and sustainability of a Jatropha-based biodiesel industry.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Sikora ◽  
Marlena Broncel ◽  
Elżbieta Mikiciuk-Olasik

Purpose. The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of two-month supplementation with chokeberry preparation on the activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). During thein vitrostage of the study, we determined the concentration of chokeberry extract, which inhibited the activity of ACE by 50% (IC50).Methods. The participants (n=70) were divided into three groups: I—patients with MS who received chokeberry extract supplements, II—healthy controls, and III—patients with MS treated with ACE inhibitors.Results. After one and two months of the experiment, a decrease in ACE activity corresponded to 25% and 30%, respectively. We documented significant positive correlations between the ACE activity and the systolic (r=0.459,P=0.048) and diastolic blood pressure, (r=0.603,P=0.005) and CRP. The IC50of chokeberry extract and captopril amounted to155.4±12.1 μg/mL and0.52±0.18 μg/mL, respectively.Conclusions. Ourin vitrostudy revealed that chokeberry extract is a relatively weak ACE inhibitor. However, the results of clinical observations suggest that the favorable hypotensive action of chokeberry polyphenols may be an outcome of both ACE inhibition and other pleotropic effects, for example, antioxidative effect.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 978-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Charrier ◽  
Annie Michaud ◽  
Sabrina Badaoui ◽  
Sébastien Giroux ◽  
Eric Ezan ◽  
...  

AbstractAngiotensin I–converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors can affect hematopoiesis by several mechanisms including inhibition of angiotensin II formation and increasing plasma concentrations of AcSDKP (acetyl-N-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro), an ACE substrate and a negative regulator of hematopoiesis. We tested whether ACE inhibition could decrease the hematopoietic toxicity of lethal or sublethal irradiation protocols. In all cases, short treatment with the ACE inhibitor perindopril protected against irradiation-induced death. ACE inhibition accelerated hematopoietic recovery and led to a significant increase in platelet and red cell counts. Pretreatment with perindopril increased bone marrow cellularity and the number of hematopoietic progenitors (granulocyte macrophage colony-forming unit [CFU-GM], erythroid burst-forming unit [BFU-E], and megakaryocyte colony-forming unit [CFU-MK]) from day 7 to 28 after irradiation. Perindopril also increased the number of hematopoietic stem cells with at least a short-term reconstitutive activity in animals that recovered from irradiation. To determine the mechanism of action involved, we evaluated the effects of increasing AcSDKP plasma concentrations and of an angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist (telmisartan) on radioprotection. We found that the AT1-receptor antagonism mediated similar radioprotection as the ACE inhibitor. These results suggest that ACE inhibitors and AT1-receptor antagonists could be used to decrease the hematopoietic toxicity of irradiation.


Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanat Ali ◽  
Seham Abdullah Rashed Alzeyoudi ◽  
Shamma Abdulla Almutawa ◽  
Alya Nasir Alnajjar ◽  
Yusra Al Dhaheri ◽  
...  

Angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) is a zinc metallopeptidase that has an important role in regulating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). It is also an important drug target for the management of cardiovascular diseases. Hemorphins are endogenous peptides that are produced by proteolytic cleavage of beta hemoglobin. A number of studies have reported various therapeutic activities of hemorphins. Previous reports have shown antihypertensive action of hemorphins via the inhibition of ACE. The sequence of hemorphins is highly conserved among mammals, except in camels, which harbors a unique Q>R variation in the peptide. Here, we studied the ACE inhibitory activity of camel hemorphins (LVVYPWTRRF and YPWTRRF) and non-camel hemorphins (LVVYPWTQRF and YPWTQRF). Computational methods were used to determine the most likely binding pose and binding affinity of both camel and non-camel hemorphins within the active site of ACE. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that the peptides interacted with critical residues in the active site of ACE. Notably, camel hemorphins showed higher binding affinity and sustained interactions with all three subsites of the ACE active site. An in vitro ACE inhibition assay showed that the IC50 of camel hemorphins were significantly lower than the IC50 of non-camel hemorphins.


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