Vascular effects, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory activity, and antihypertensive properties of peptides derived from egg white.
In this study, we have identified novel antihypertensive peptides derived from egg-white proteins. The sequences YRGGLEPINF and ESIINF produced an acute blood-pressure-lowering effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats upon a single oral administration. Our results suggest that the antihypertensive action could be attributed to a vascular-relaxing mechanism that would occur in vivo independently of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition, because neither these peptides nor their main digestion fragments, except for the dipeptide YR, acted as ACE inhibitors in vitro. The vasodilator and antihypertensive activity of the sequences ESI and NF would explain the blood-pressure-lowering effect of ESIINF. With regard to YRGGLEPINF, in addition to NF, YR appeared as the main fragment responsible for its activity. The dipeptide YR, named kyotorphin and previously identified as an endogenous analgesic neuropeptide in the central nervous system, showed strong vasodilator and antihypertensive properties. The structure-activity features of the vasodilator peptides are discussed.
Miguel
Marta
M
Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales, Madrid, Spain.
Manso
María
M
Aleixandre
Amaya
A
Alonso
María Jesús
MJ
Salaices
Mercedes
M
López-Fandiño
Rosina
R
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004063:Digestion; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004723:Endorphins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004527:Egg Proteins; D004723:Endorphins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C019448:kyotorphin