Differences in the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on the rate of endothelial cell apoptosis: in vitro and in vivo studies.
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
; 21(6): 423-9, 2007 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
An imbalance between endothelial apoptosis and regeneration is one of the initiating events in atherosclerosis. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition corrects the endothelial dysfunction observed in coronary artery disease, and this could be the consequence of a reduction in the rate of endothelial apoptosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different ACE inhibitors on endothelial apoptosis.METHODS:
We examined the effect of five ACE inhibitors (enalapril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, and trandolapril) on the rate of endothelial apoptosis, either in vitro in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), using a serum deprivation method to induce apoptosis, or in vivo in rats, inducing apoptosis via endotoxic shock with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharides (LPS).RESULTS:
We were unable to detect any significant effect of ACE inhibition on the rate of in vitro endothelial apoptosis at concentrations ranging from 5 x 10(-8) to 10(-6) M. In contrast, chronic in vivo administration of ACE inhibitors to rats at dosages that had similar hypotensive effects reduced the rate of LPS-induced apoptosis significantly for perindopril (P < 0.001) and nonsignificantly for the other ACE inhibitors. The order of potency of the ACE inhibitors tested was perindopril > ramipril >> quinapril = trandolapril = enalapril, with significant differences between perindopril and quinapril (P < 0.01), trandolapril (P < 0.001), and enalapril (P < 0.001). The difference between perindopril and ramipril did not reach significance.CONCLUSION:
Our experiments suggest differences between ACE inhibitors in terms of inhibition of endothelial apoptosis in vivo.
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Asunto principal:
Inhibidores de la Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina
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Apoptosis
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Células Endoteliales
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2007
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Article