title: Phosphoramidon-sensitive effects of big endothelins in the perfused rabbit kidney.
abstract: The enzymatic conversion of human big endothelins (1, 2, and 3) to their respective active metabolites (endothelin-1, -2, and -3) was investigated in the perfused rabbit kidney through the pressor- and eicosanoid-releasing properties of these peptides. Intra-arterial bolus injections of endothelin-1 and -2 (5-50 pmol), endothelin-3 (100-250 pmol), and big endothelin-1 and -2 (100-250 pmol) into the kidney produced dose-dependent increases of perfusion pressure, whereas big endothelin-3 was inactive at doses up to 1,000 pmol. Endothelin-1 and -2 (10 nM), endothelin-3 (100 nM), and big endothelin-1 and -2 (100 nM) are potent enhancers of prostacyclin release without inducing any release of thromboxane B2 in the perfused kidney. In contrast, big endothelin-3 did not trigger the release of eicosanoids. A metalloprotease inhibitor, phosphoramidon (100 microM, 60 minutes), reduced the prostanoid release and pressor responses induced by big endothelin-1 and -2 without affecting the response induced by endothelin-1, -2, and -3. These results suggest the presence of a phosphoramidon-sensitive endothelin converting enzyme that converts the precursors of endothelin-1 and -2, but not of endothelin-3, in the renal vasculature of the rabbit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Sherbrooke, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Télémaque
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Claing
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Orléans-Juste
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015260:Neprilysin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D006020:Glycopeptides; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D015260:Neprilysin; C008890:phosphoramidon; C100006:prostaglandin F1