Journal article
Portal pressure responses and angiotensin peptide production in rat liver are determined by relative activity of ACE and ACE2
Chandana B Herath, John S Lubel, Zhiyuan Jia, Elena Velkoska, David Casley, Lindsay Brown, Chris Tikellis, Louise M Burrell, Peter W Angus
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2009
Abstract
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2 activity and angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] levels are increased in experimental cirrhosis; however, the pathways of hepatic Ang-(1-7) production have not been studied. This study investigated the role of ACE2, ACE, and neutral endopeptidase (NEP) in the hepatic formation of Ang-(1-7) from angiotensin I (Ang I) and Ang II and their effects on portal resistance. Ang I or Ang II were administered to rat bile duct ligated (BDL) and control livers alone and in combination with the ACE inhibitor lisinopril, the ACE and NEP inhibitor omapatrilat, or the ACE2 inhibitor MLN4760 (n = 5 per group). BDL markedly upregulated ACE, ACE2, and NEP. Ang-(1-7) was produced..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.