title: Different potentiating effects of imidapril and enalapril on kaolin-induced writhing reaction in mice.
abstract: Effects of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, imidapril and enalapril, on kaolin-induced writhing reaction, which is believed to be caused by bradykinin (BK), were examined in mice. The number of writhes was increased significantly by 200 microg/kg of imidapril and by 100 and 200 microg/kg of enalapril. The intensity of writhing reaction was significantly suppressed by 1,000 nmol/kg of icatibant, a selective bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist, in the imidapril-, but not in the enalapril-treated groups. These results suggest that the potentiating effect of enalapril on kaolin-induced writhing reaction is greater than that of imidapril. This might depend on the difference of their inhibitory effects on BK degradation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jichi Medical School, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujimura
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D065168:Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004656:Enalapril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048289:Imidazolidines; D007616:Kaolin / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D065168:Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists; D007093:Imidazoles; D048289:Imidazolidines; D007616:Kaolin; D004656:Enalapril; C065679:icatibant; C065166:imidapril; D001920:Bradykinin