title: Soluble epoxide hydrolase is a main effector of angiotensin II-induced hypertension.
abstract: The soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) metabolizes vasodilatory epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) to their di-hydroxy derivatives. We hypothesized that the metabolism of EETs by the sEH contributes to angiotensin II-induced hypertension and tested the effects of a water-soluble sEH inhibitor, 12-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido) dodecanoic acid (AUDA) on blood pressure. AUDA (130 microg/mL in drinking water) did not affect blood pressure in normotensive animals but markedly lowered it in mice with angiotensin II-induced hypertension (1 mg/kg per day). The effect of AUDA was accompanied by an increase in urinary salt and water excretion. Intravenous application of AUDA (8 mg/kg) acutely lowered blood pressure and heart rate in animals with angiotensin II-induced hypertension but failed to affect blood pressure in animals with phenylephrine-induced hypertension (29 mg/kg per day). AUDA (0.1 micromol/L) selectively lowered vascular resistance in an isolated perfused kidney preparation from angiotensin II-pretreated mice but not from control mice. In the perfused hind limb and in isolated carotid arteries from angiotensin II-treated mice, AUDA was without effect. The omega-hydroxylase inhibitor N-methylsulfonyl-12,12-dibromododec-11-enamide, which attenuates formation of the potent vasoconstrictor 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, decreased tone in carotid arteries from angiotensin II-treated but not from control mice. These data demonstrate that the decrease in blood pressure observed after sEH inhibition in angiotensin II-induced hypertension can be attributed to an initial reduction in heart rate followed by pressure diuresis resulting from increased perfusion of the kidney. Direct vasodilatation of resistance arteries in skeletal muscles does not appear to contribute to the antihypertensive effects of sEH inhibition in mice.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie and ZAFES, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Ralf P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brandes
authors.forename: In-Hae
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweda
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Bruce D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hammock
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: D000218:Adamantane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012995:Solubility; D013450:Sulfones / Q000494:pharmacology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C504897:12-(3-adamantan-1-ylureido)dodecanoic acid; D000577:Amides; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D007850:Lauric Acids; D013450:Sulfones; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D000804:Angiotensin II; C055987:20-hydroxy-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid; C117975:DDMS; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases; D000218:Adamantane