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(Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2003;23:251.)
© 2003 American Heart Association, Inc.

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

ACE- Versus Chymase-Dependent Angiotensin II Generation in Human Coronary Arteries

A Matter of Efficiency?

Beril Tom; Ingrid M. Garrelds; Elizabeth Scalbert; Alexander P.A. Stegmann; Frans Boomsma; Pramod R. Saxena; A.H. Jan Danser

From the Department of Pharmacology, Thoracic Surgery and Heart Valve Bank (A.P.A.S.), and Internal Medicine (F.B.), Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (E.S.), Courbevoie, France.

Correspondence to Dr A.H.J. Danser, Department of Pharmacology, Room EE1418b, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail danser{at}farma.fgg.eur.nl

Objective— The objective of this study was to investigate ACE- and chymase-dependent angiotensin I-to-II conversion in human coronary arteries (HCAs).

Methods and Results— HCA rings were mounted in organ baths, and concentration-response curves to angiotensin II, angiotensin I, and the chymase-specific substrate Pro¹¹-D-Ala¹²–angiotensin I (PA–angiotensin I) were constructed. All angiotensins displayed similar efficacy. For a given vasoconstriction, bath (but not interstitial) angiotensin II during angiotensin I and PA–angiotensin I was lower than during angiotensin II, indicating that interstitial (and not bath) angiotensin II determines vasoconstriction. PA–angiotensin I increased interstitial angiotensin II less efficiently than angiotensin I. Separate inhibition of ACE (with captopril) and chymase (with C41 or chymostatin) shifted the angiotensin I concentration-response curve 5-fold to the right, whereas a 10-fold shift occurred during combined ACE and chymase inhibition. Chymostatin, but not captopril and/or C41, reduced bath angiotensin II and abolished PA–Ang I–induced vasoconstriction. Perfused HCA segments, exposed luminally or adventitially to angiotensin I, released angiotensin II into the luminal and adventitial fluid, respectively, and this release was blocked by chymostatin.

Conclusions— Both ACE and chymase contribute to the generation of functionally active angiotensin II in HCAs. However, because angiotensin II loss in the organ bath is chymase-dependent, ACE-mediated conversion occurs more efficiently (ie, closer to AT₁ receptors) than chymase-mediated conversion.

Key Words: angiotensin • angiotensin-converting enzyme • chymase • human coronary artery • Pro¹¹-D-Ala¹²–angiotensin I

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