Enalapril does not alter adhesion molecule levels in human endotoxemia.
The angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) enalapril has been shown to lower elevated levels of circulating adhesion molecules (cAM) in critically ill patients. To delineate the mechanisms of this possibly beneficial effect of enalapril, we studied the acute effects of enalapril in a well-defined model of endotoxin-triggered, cytokine-mediated cAM up-regulation. In a randomized, controlled trial, 30 healthy male volunteers received 2 ng/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) after pretreatment with placebo or 20 mg/day enalapril for 5 days or with a single dose of 20 mg of enalapril 2 h before LPS infusion. LPS infusion increased TNF levels 300-fold above normal, circulating (c) E-selectin levels by 425% (CI, 359%-492%), and P-selectin, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and von Willebrand factor levels by 47%-74%. LPS infusion also enhanced ICAM-1 and CD11b expression 2- to 3-fold on monocytes. However, no differences were seen between treatment groups (P > 0.05), despite 95% inhibition of ACE activity by enalapril. Inhibition of ACE activity by enalapril does not influence plasma indices of endothelial activation after endotoxin infusion in healthy individuals. Our results do not support the concept of a beneficial clinical effect of enalaprilat in septicemia.
Graninger
Monika
M
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Division of Angiology, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria.
Marsik
Claudia
C
Dukic
Tanja
T
Wagner
Oswald F
OF
Blann
Andrew D
AD
Jilma
Bernd
B
D000328:Adult; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D019446:Endotoxemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D004656:Enalapril