title: Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on adiponectin levels and lipid profile in the ovariectomized-aged rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and adiponectin and lipid profile in the ovariectomized-aged rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Wistar albino rats were first divided into two groups; control (C) and ovariectomized (OVX). Bilateral ovariectomy were carried out on rats (n = 30) except control group (n = 10). After 6 weeks from ovariectomy, ovariectomized rats were subdivided into three groups; one group received no treatment (OVX), two groups received low dose (OVX + Cap5; 5 mg/kg/day) and high dose (OVX + Cap20; 20 mg/kg/day) captopril (Cap). Body weights were monitored weekly. Adiponectin, triglyceride, cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) levels were measured at the end of the 6 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the OVX group, body weights increased (P < 0.001). In the OVX + Cap20 group, body weights significantly decreased compared with the OVX group during weeks 5 and 6 (P < 0.05). While adiponectin levels increased in the OVX + Cap5 group (P = 0.014), triglyceride and cholesterol levels decreased in the OVX + Cap20 group (P = 0.016 and P < 0.001, respectively) compared to the OVX group. HDL-C and VLDL-C levels decreased only in OVX + Cap20 group (P < 0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ACE inhibitors may be decreasing the ovariectomy-induced weight gain by increasing adiponectin levels, and by affecting lipid profiles. The adipose tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be playing an important role in the development of adiposity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Adnan Menderes University, Medical School, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turhan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dost
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adnan Menderes University, Medical School, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kafkas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Adnan Menderes University, Medical School, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gokalp
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Adnan Menderes University, Medical School, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karul
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Adnan Menderes University, Medical School, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birincioglu
keywords: Adiponectin; angiotensin converting enzyme; cholesterol; ovariectomy; triglyceride