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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Mechanical forces and the activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may alter the NO/O2(*-) balance, imparing endothelial nitric oxide (NO) availability. This study investigates the link between RAS and NO/O2(*-) balance in human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) exposed to pulsatile stretch with and without ACE inhibitor quinaprilat or angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor antagonist losartan. Pulsatile stretch increased Ang II levels and O2(*-) production, reducing NO release. RAS blockade with quinaprilat or losartan restored the balance between NO and O2(*-). These results provide a molecular basis for understanding the vascular protective effects of ACE inhibition and AT(1) receptor antagonism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1525-6006
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
616-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Angiotensin II, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Biomechanics, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Hemorheology, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Losartan, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Pulsatile Flow, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Renin-Angiotensin System, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Superoxides, pubmed-meshheading:18855265-Tetrahydroisoquinolines
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulsatile stretch induces release of angiotensin II and oxidative stress in human endothelial cells: effects of ACE inhibition and AT1 receptor antagonism.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital and Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Physiology, Zurich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't