title: The hemoregulatory peptide N-acetyl-ser-asp-lys-pro impairs angiotensin I-induced contractions in rat aorta.
abstract: The hemoregulatory peptide N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is degraded by ACE. This study was designed to examine the effect of Ac-SDKP on the contractions to angiotensin I. Experiments were performed on rat aortic rings with endothelium exposed to nitro-L-arginine. Ac-SDKP (10 and 100 microM) significantly augmented angiotensin I ED20 (from 2.0+/-0.4 to 4.2+/-1.0 and 5.0+/-0.9 nM) and ED50 (from 4.3+/-0.7 to 8.6+/-1.0 and 10.7+/-1.3 nM, respectively), but did not alter its maximal response. The contractions to angiotensin II were not affected by Ac-SDKP. No degradation of exogenous Ac-SDKP nor detectable release of endogenous Ac-SDKP were observed in the incubation medium. These results suggest that Ac-SDKP impairs angiotensin I response by inhibiting ACE and subsequent angiotensin II formation.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unit 141, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France. chantal.boulanger@inserm.lrb.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ezan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Massé
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lévy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azizi
mesh_terms: D000803:Angiotensin I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D004347:Drug Interactions; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D009842:Oligopeptides; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000803:Angiotensin I; C058504:goralatide