Angiotensin converting enzyme and chymase activity in the feline heart and serum.
The feline cardiac and serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and chymase activities were determined and compared in dogs, and hamsters. In all three species, cardiac chymase activity exceeded ACE activity; however, there were some differences. In cats, left ventricular ACE and chymase activities (0.15 +/- 0.01 and 0.59 +/- 0.1 mU/mg-protein, respectively) were lower than in dogs (0.42 +/- 0.05: p<0.01 and 2.0 +/- 0.4 mU/mg-protein: p<0.01) and hamsters (0.93 +/- 0.06: p<0.001 and 2.1 +/- 0.2 mU/mg-protein: p<0.01); in contrast, serum ACE activities was higher in cats (12.7 +/- 1.0 mU/ml) than in dogs (5.9 +/- 0.6 mU/ml: p<0.001). The relative contribution of chymase (cats: 84.0 +/- 5.1%, dogs: 81.4 +/- 3.4%, and hamsters: 72.6 +/- 5.6 %) to ANG-II formation in the heart was greater than that of ACE in these animals (cats: 10.9 +/- 4.1%, dogs: 11.5 +/- 3.6%, and hamsters: 17.2 +/- 0.8%). These species-specific differences suggest that the efficacy of renin-angiotensin system modulating agents may differ among species.
Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Kitasato University, Towada, Amori, Japan.
Yoshitaka
Y
Aramaki
Masami
M
Uechi
Katsuaki
K
Takase
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D053818:Chymases; D004285:Dogs; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D053818:Chymases