Effects of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on the inflammatory response in in vivo and in vitro models*

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 626-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Hagiwara ◽  
Hideo Iwasaka ◽  
Shigekiyo Matumoto ◽  
Seigo Hidaka ◽  
Takayuki Noguchi
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
In Vitro Models ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibitor

Angiotensin-converting enzyme determination in plasma during therapy with converting enzyme inhibitor: two methods compared

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1390-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
T P Gorski ◽  
D J Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Fluorometric Method ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Ace Activity

Abstract For normal and above-normal concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE; EC 3.4.15.1) activity in plasma, results of a manual fluorometric method [with hippuryl-histidyl-leucine (HHL), 5 mmol/L, as substrate] correlated well with those of an automated spectrophotometric method [with 3-(2-furylacryloyl)-L-phenylalanyl-glycyl-glycine (FAPGG), 2 mmol/L, as substrate]. However, for patients receiving converting enzyme inhibitor (CEI) therapy, the spectrophotometric method showed much greater suppression of plasma ACE activity than did the fluorometric method. To determine which of the two methods provided a more reliable indication of ACE inhibition in vivo, we measured plasma ACE, angiotensin I (ANG I), and angiotensin II (ANG II) in patients receiving the CEI perindopril. During perindopril therapy, changes in the ratio of ANG II:ANG I, an index of ACE activity in vivo, showed a close agreement with changes in plasma ACE activity measured with FAPGG as substrate, but not with HHL as substrate. We conclude that measurement of ACE activity in vitro with FAPGG as substrate provides a reliable measure of changes in conversion of ANG I to ANG II in vivo during CEI therapy.

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