title: The mechanisms of the improvement of insulin sensitivity by angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
abstract: To investigate the role of kinins in augmentation of insulin sensitivity by angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), the effects of ACEI (delapril) on the insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats (FFR) were evaluated with or without the administration of bradykinin receptor antagonist (Hoe 140). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed on fructose rich chow (FFR) or standard chow (control) for 4 weeks and treated with 10 mg/kg/day of delapril with or without Hoe 140 (0.5 mg/kg/day) for an additional 2 weeks. Steady state plasma glucose (SSPG) and steady state plasma insulin (SSPI) were determined while the rats were conscious. Insulin (2.5 mU/kg/min) and glucose (8 mg/kg/min) were simultaneously infused to determine insulin sensitivity in each group. Mean blood pressure (MBP), SSPG and SSPI were significantly higher in FFR than in control, and were significantly lower in the FFR+delapril than in FFR+vehicle. There were no difference in MBP, SSPG and SSPI between FFR+delapril+vehicle and FFR+delapril+Hoe 140. We concluded that the main mechanisms of improving the insulin sensitivity by ACEI may not be the enhancement of kinins but the suppression of angiotensin II in FFR.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashiura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Iimura
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006706:Homeostasis; D007189:Indans / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007189:Indans; D007328:Insulin; C065679:icatibant; D001920:Bradykinin; C047759:delapril