title: Mesenteric vascular angiotensin-converting enzyme is increased in experimental diabetes mellitus.
abstract: 1. Diabetes mellitus was induced by streptozotocin in male Wistar rats, and angiotensin-converting enzyme measured in plasma and mesenteric vessels 3 weeks later. 2. Diabetes was associated with increased mesenteric wet weight/bodyweight ratio (control 0.2 s.e.m. 0.02 mg/g, n = 21, vs diabetes 1.0 s.e.m. 0.3 mg/g, n = 27, P less than 0.01, ANOVA). 3. Plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme activity was increased in diabetic rats (98 s.e.m. 3 nmol HL/mL per min) compared with controls (64 s.e.m. 6 nmol HL/mL per min, P less than 0.01, ANOVA). 4. Mesenteric vessel angiotensin-converting enzyme was increased in diabetes mellitus estimated by radioligand binding site density (fmol/mg protein; 1407 s.e.m. 166 fmol/mg protein) compared with controls (890 s.e.m. 56 fmol/mg protein, P less than 0.05, ANOVA) and by enzyme kinetic assay (diabetes, 15.5 s.e.m. 1.5 nmol HL/mg protein per min, controls, 8.3 s.e.m. 0.7 nmol HL/mg protein per min, P less than 0.01, ANOVA). The equilibrium dissociation constant of ligand-angiotensin-converting enzyme interaction was unchanged. 5. Increased vascular angiotensin-converting enzyme concentration may contribute to vascular hypertrophy and diabetic vasculopathy by increased local synthesis of angiotensin II.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jandeleit
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rumble
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002021:Buffers; D002951:Citrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000201:enzymology*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000201:enzymology*; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002021:Buffers; D002951:Citrates; D004151:Dipeptides; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; C042037:L-proline, N2-((1S)-1-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)-N6-((4-hydroxyphenyl)iminomethyl)-L-lysyl-; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A