title: Comparison of acute cardiovascular effects of cadmium and captopril in relation to oxidant and angiotensin converting enzyme activity in rats.
abstract: Cadmium (0.1, 0.32, 1.0 mg/kg i.v.) produced dose dependent hypertensive response in pentobarbitone anesthetized Sprague-Dawley (S-D) rats. The peak hypertensive effect was observed within 15 min of cadmium administration. This response gradually decreased over 1-h observation period. Heart rate did not change significantly. Serum malondialdehyde (MDA) levels increased with cadmium administration. The lower dose of cadmium (0.1 mg/kg i.v.) increased serum MDA to 0.14 +/- 0.02 nmol/mL as compared to 0.12 +/- 0.01 nmol/mL in the control group and was not statistically significant. However, mid (0.32 mg/kg i.v.) and high doses (1.0 mg/kg i.v.) raised serum MDA levels significantly (P < 0.01). Cadmium inhibited serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) levels at all the three tested doses and was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Captopril (1.0, 3.2 mg/kg i.v.) produced a dose dependent mild hypotensive response. The peak effect was observed within 5 min. Cadmium produced inhibition of serum ACE levels, however, a dose response effect was not observed. Captopril (3.2 mg/kg i.v.) decreased serum ACE levels to 5.4 +/- 1.1 U/mL (control levels 10.7 +/- 1.4 U/mL). Serum MDA levels were decreased by captopril treatment. A correlation between serum ACE and MDA following higher dose of cadmium was found. These results indicate that acute administration of cadmium, an inorganic blocker of ACE and calcium channels cadmium produced hypertensive response while captopril produced mild hypotensive response in rats.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D002216:Captopril / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D002104:Cadmium; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002216:Captopril; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A