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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
To estimate the contribution of angiotensin (ANG) I and II production at tissue sites to the circulating levels, ANG I and II and their radiolabeled counterparts were measured in arterial and venous plasma across various vascular beds during constant infusion of 125I-ANG I into the left cardiac ventricle of anesthetized pigs. In the combined systemic vascular beds, ANG I production was closely correlated with plasma renin activity (PRA) and ANG II production was greater than in the lungs. In the lungs virtually no ANG I but 31% of ANG II in venous plasma was derived from de novo production, which could be fully accounted for by conversion of circulating ANG I. In myocardium, head, skin, skeletal muscle, and kidney, respectively, 40, 58, 55, 67, and 94% of venous ANG I, and 32, 49, 40, 59, and 85% of venous ANG II were derived from de novo production. In these extrapulmonary beds part of de novo produced ANG I and II appeared not to be generated, respectively, by PRA and by conversion of circulating ANG I. These results indicate that production of ANG I at tissue sites contributes to its circulating level and that some circulating ANG II may not be derived from circulating ANG I.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
263
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H429-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Production of angiotensins I and II at tissue sites in intact pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't