title: Comparative effects of two potentiating peptides (KPP and BPP9a) on kinin-induced rat paw edema.
abstract: We have previously shown that KPP, a kinin potentiating peptide generated by tryptic digestion of human plasma proteins potentiated kinin effects on isolated smooth muscle preparations like guinea-pig ileum with high potency and specificity. We also obtained evidence suggesting that, unlike other potentiating peptides, KPP exerts its effect by a mechanism different from the inhibition of kinin metabolism by angiotensin converting enzyme, neutral endopeptidase and kininase I. Here we show the potentiating effect of KPP and of BPP9a, a potentiator derived from snake venom, towards the rat paw edema induced by bradykinin (BK). Our results show that: a) KPP is 25-fold more active than BPP9a in potentiating rat paw edema elicited by BK: b) like BPP9a, KPP is specific in potentiating kinin-induced edema, being ineffective in potentiating edema induced by histamine or serotonin; and c) DesArg9-BK (DABK) elicits a small edematogenic response which can be potentiated by both KPP and BPP9a.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacologia Básica e Clínica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Assreuy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; C006791:bradykinin potentiating factors; D001920:Bradykinin