Donate Help Contact The AHA Sign In Home
American Heart Association
Hypertension
Search: search_blue_button Advanced Search
Hypertension. 1999;34:563-567

This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Loke, K. E.
Right arrow Articles by Hintze, T. H.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Loke, K. E.
Right arrow Articles by Hintze, T. H.
Related Collections
Right arrow Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Right arrow ACE/Angiotension receptors
Right arrow Animal models of human disease

(Hypertension. 1999;34:563-567.)
© 1999 American Heart Association, Inc.


Scientific Contributions

Role of Nitric Oxide in the Control of Cardiac Oxygen Consumption in B2-Kinin Receptor Knockout Mice

Kit E. Loke; Christine M. L. Curran; Eric J. Messina; Sarra K. Laycock; Edward G. Shesely; Oscar A. Carretero; Thomas H. Hintze

From the Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (K.E.L, C.M.L.C., E.J.M., S.K.L., T.H.H.), and the Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich (E.G.S., O.A.C.).

Correspondence to Thomas H. Hintze, PhD, Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595. E-mail Thomas Hintze{at}NYMC.eduHintze@NYMC.edu


*    Abstract
up arrowTop
*Abstract
down arrowIntroduction
down arrowMethods
down arrowResults
down arrowDiscussion
down arrowReferences
 
Abstract—The aim of this study was to determine whether bradykinin, the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramiprilat, and the calcium-channel antagonist amlodipine reduce myocardial oxygen consumption (MO2) via a B2-kinin receptor/nitric oxide–dependent mechanism. Left ventricular free wall and septum were isolated from normal and B2-kinin receptor knockout (B2 -/-) mice. Myocardial tissue oxygen consumption was measured in an airtight chamber with a Clark-type oxygen electrode. Baseline MO2 was not significantly different between normal (239±13 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1) and B2 -/- (263±24 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1) mice. S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (10-7 to 10-4 mol/L) reduced oxygen consumption in a concentration-dependent manner in both normal (maximum, 36±3%) and B2 -/- mice (28±3%). This was also true for the endothelium-dependent vasodilator substance P (10-10 to 10-7 mol/L; 22±7% in normal mice and 20±4% in B2 -/- mice). Bradykinin (10-7 to 10-4 mol/L), ramiprilat (10-7 to 10-4 mol/L), and amlodipine (10-7 to 10-5 mol/L) all caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2 in normal mice. At the highest concentration, tissue O2 consumption was decreased by 18±3%, 20±5%, and 28±3%, respectively. The reduction in MO2 to all 3 drugs was attenuated in the presence of NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester. However, in the B2 -/- mice, bradykinin, ramiprilat, and amlodipine had virtually no effect on MO2. Therefore, nitric oxide, through a bradykinin-receptor–dependent mechanism, regulates cardiac oxygen consumption. This physiological mechanism is absent in B2 -/- mice and may be evidence of an important therapeutic mechanism of action of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and amlodipine.


Key Words: heart • oxygen • angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors • amlodipine


*    Introduction
up arrowTop
up arrowAbstract
*Introduction
down arrowMethods
down arrowResults
down arrowDiscussion
down arrowReferences
 
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) metabolizes L-arginine into nitric oxide (NO) and citrulline. NOS is a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent enzyme present in endothelial cells that is inhibited by analogs of L-arginine such as NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME).1 2 3 4 NO is involved in numerous physiological mechanisms, including the inhibition of platelet aggregation and neuronal communication and the regulation of vascular tone.1 2 We and others have shown that NO can modulate mitochondrial respiration in vivo5 6 and in vitro.7 NO attenuates mitochondrial respiration by inhibiting complexes I and II of the electron transport chain8 9 10 and by interactions with cytochrome oxidase.9

Bradykinin, an endogenous vasodilator, activates B2-kinin receptors, which are primarily on endothelial cells,11 12 to augment the release of NO.13 The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) converts bradykinin into an inactive form; hence, ACE inhibitors, such as ramiprilat, are vasodilators, inhibit the inactivation of bradykinin, and augment the effects of bradykinin on NO release.14 15

Recent studies using the calcium-channel antagonist amlodipine, a dihydropyridine, have shown improvement in the morbidity and mortality of patients with severe, chronic, nonischemic heart failure.16 We have also shown that amlodipine decreases oxygen consumption in the normal and failing heart17 through a bradykinin-dependent mechanism subsequent to the release of NO in coronary microvessels.18 In the present study, we further elucidated the role of the B2-kinin receptor in the control of cardiac O2 consumption and its potential therapeutic mechanisms (ie, we determined if ACE inhibitors and amlodipine work through a kinin-dependent mechanism) by regulating oxygen consumption in hearts from mice deficient in the B2-kinin receptor.


*    Methods
up arrowTop
up arrowAbstract
up arrowIntroduction
*Methods
down arrowResults
down arrowDiscussion
down arrowReferences
 
The use of mice was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of New York Medical College, and it conformed to the Guiding Principals for the Use and Care of Laboratory Animals, published by the National Institutes of Health. Female B2 -/- mice were acquired from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Female normal mice (+/+) were purchased from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, Me). We used all these methods previously.7 15 17 19

Experimental Preparations and Measurement of O2 Consumption
All animals were euthanized by cervical dislocation after anesthesia. The heart was removed immediately, and the left ventricle was bisected to give equal parts of left ventricular free wall and septum in each piece of tissue. Myocardial tissues (20 to 40 mg) were then incubated in Krebs bicarbonate solution containing (in mmol/L): NaCl 118, KCl 4.7, CaCl2 1.5, NaHCO3 25, KH2PO4 1.2, MgSO4 1.1, and glucose 5.6 at 37°C; they were then bubbled with a solution of 21% O2/5% CO2/74% N2 (pH 7.4) to equilibrate for 2 hours. After the incubation period, oxygen consumption was measured polarographically with a YSI 5300 Biological Oxygen Monitor with Clark-type oxygen electrodes (Yellow Springs Instrument Co). Tissues were placed in a stirred bath containing 2.5 mL of Krebs buffer solution with 10 mmol/L HEPES at 37°C (pH 7.4), and the tissue bath was sealed with the oxygen electrode; hence, the rate of oxygen consumed by the tissue was recorded on a strip chart. Concentration response curves for the effect of different agonists on cardiac oxygen consumption were examined. Only a single drug was studied in each tissue slice, and the duration for each concentration of the agonist was {approx}5 minutes. Succinate (10-3 mol/L) and then sodium cyanide (10-3 mol/L) were administered at the end of each experiment to ensure changes in oxygen consumption originated from mitochondria. The following experiments were performed in several mouse hearts before and after the administration of L-NAME and in hearts from B2 -/- mice.

Bradykinin and Substance P
Bradykinin at concentrations of 10-7 to 10-4 mol/L and substance P at concentrations of 10-10 to 10-7 mol/L were added in a cumulative concentration-dependent manner. Bradykinin and substance P were used to measure the effects of the stimulation of endogenous NO production on tissue O2 uptake. The response to these drugs was examined after preincubation with L-NAME (10-4 mol/L) to determine the role of NO in the regulation of MO2.

Ramiprilat and Amlodipine
The ACE inhibitor ramiprilat (10-7 to 10-4 mol/L) and the calcium-channel antagonist amlodipine (10-7 to 10-5 mol/L) were added in a cumulative concentration-dependent manner to assess the potential role of the B2-kinin receptor as a mediator of cardiac O2 uptake. The response to these drugs was examined after preincubation with L-NAME (10-4 mol/L).

NO Donor
S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), at concentrations of 10-7 to 10-4 mol/L, was added in a cumulative concentration-dependent manner to assess the effects of exogenous NO on cardiac O2 uptake. The response to SNAP was examined after preincubation with L-NAME (10-4 mol/L).

Drugs
SNAP, bradykinin, substance P, L-NAME, and sodium cyanide were purchased from Sigma. The ramiprilat was a gift from Hoechst Marion Roussel (New Brunswick, NJ), and the amlodipine was a gift from Pfizer (Groton, Conn).

Statistical Analysis
All data are expressed as mean±SEM. The rate of decrease in the bath PO2 was used as an index of tissue respiration, assuming an initial O2 concentration of 224 nmol/mL,20 and it was expressed as nanomoles of O2 consumed per minute per gram of tissue.7 15 17 19 The effect of drug treatment on tissue O2 uptake is expressed as a percent change in baseline O2 consumption. Statistical analysis on baseline O2 consumption was performed using ANOVA, and the changes in O2 consumption caused by various drug treatments were analyzed using 2-way ANOVA followed by multiple comparisons between different treatment groups using the Tukey test. Statistical significance was achieved at P<0.05.


*    Results
up arrowTop
up arrowAbstract
up arrowIntroduction
up arrowMethods
*Results
down arrowDiscussion
down arrowReferences
 
Baseline Cardiac O2 Consumption in Normal and B2 -/- Mice
Baseline MO2 was not different between normal and B2 -/- mice (normal, 239±13 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1, n=52, versus B2 -/- 263±24 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1, n=40, respectively, P>0.05). Inhibition of NOS with L-NAME had no effect on baseline tissue O2 consumption in either normal (L-NAME–treated, 206±14 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1, n=50, P>0.05 versus normal) or B2 -/- mouse hearts (L-NAME-treated, 203±29 nmol of O2 · min-1 · g-1, n=28, P>0.05 versus B2 -/- alone).

Bradykinin and Substance P
Cumulative concentrations of bradykinin (10-7 to 10-4 mol/L) in tissues taken from normal mouse hearts caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2 (Figure 1A). In contrast, in myocardial tissues taken from the B2 -/- mice or from the normal +/+ mice treated with L-NAME, bradykinin caused virtually no change in MO2 (Figure 1A). Cumulative concentrations of substance P (10-10 to 10-7 mol/L) in tissues taken from normal mice also caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2, with a maximum reduction of 22±7% at 10-7 mol/L (Figure 1B). Responses to substance P were attenuated in the presence of L-NAME (10-7 mol/L: -10±5%). Substance P also caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2 in B2 -/- mice that were attenuated in the presence of L-NAME (Figure 1B).



View larger version (21K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]
 
Figure 1. Change in MO2 in response to (A) bradykinin (BK) and (B) substance P. Bradykinin was given in absence and presence of L-NAME in normal mice (+/+) and alone in B2 -/- mice. Substance P was given in absence and presence of L-NAME in B2 -/- mice and alone in normal mice. *Significant difference from +/+ alone; {tau} significant difference from B2 -/-; in both, P<0.05 using 2-way ANOVA followed by Tukey test. #Significant difference from 0; P<0.05 using 1-way ANOVA. Values are mean±SEM.

Amlodipine and Ramiprilat
In normal mouse hearts, the ACE inhibitor ramiprilat and the calcium channel antagonist amlodipine caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2 (Figure 2). Responses to both ramiprilat (at 10-5 and 10-4 mol/L, control: -23±4% and -20±5% versus L-NAME: -1.1±6% and -8±6%; P<0.05) and amlodipine (at 10-6 and 10-5 mol/L, control: -26±3% and -28±3% versus L-NAME: -16±3% and -18±3%; P<0.05) were attenuated in the presence of L-NAME. In addition, such ramiprilat- or amlodipine-induced reductions in MO2 were not observed in cardiac tissues taken from B2 -/- mice (Figure 2).



View larger version (22K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]
 
Figure 2. Change in MO2 in response to (A) ramiprilat and (B) amlodipine. Ramiprilat was given in absence and presence of L-NAME in normal mice (+/+) and alone in B2 -/- mice. Amlodipine was given in absence and presence of L-NAME in normal mice and alone in B2 -/- mice. *Significant difference from +/+ alone; P<0.05 using 2-way ANOVA followed by Tukey test. #Significant difference from 0; P<0.05 using 1-way ANOVA. Values are mean±SEM.

NO Donor SNAP
In both the normal and B2 -/- mouse hearts, the NO donor SNAP caused concentration-dependent decreases in MO2 (Figure 3). SNAP (10-4 mol/L) reduced O2 consumption by 36±3% in the normal mice and by 28±3% in the B2 -/- mice. These responses were not affected by L-NAME (normal mice, -32±4%; B2 -/- mice, -35±5%).



View larger version (19K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]
 
Figure 3. Change in MO2 in response to SNAP in absence and presence of L-NAME in (A) normal mice (+/+) and (B) B2 -/- mice. #Significant difference from 0; P<0.05 using 1-way ANOVA. Values are mean±SEM.


*    Discussion
up arrowTop
up arrowAbstract
up arrowIntroduction
up arrowMethods
up arrowResults
*Discussion
down arrowReferences
 
The major findings of this study are as follows: (1) bradykinin and substance P can regulate cardiac oxygen consumption in the mouse heart, and this is, at least in part, NO-dependent; (2) the actions of bradykinin are mediated by the B2 kinin receptor; and (3) the ACE inhibitor ramiprilat and the calcium-channel blocker amlodipine stimulate a B2-kinin receptor–dependent mechanism and NO release to modulate oxygen consumption. These conclusions are supported by an earlier study from our laboratory in which icatibant (HOE 140) was used to block the B2-kinin receptor and to block the decrease in cardiac oxygen consumption in the canine left ventricle in vitro in response to 3 different ACE inhibitors.15 Bradykinin activates the B2-kinin receptor21 and stimulates the release of NO in cardiac tissue from normal mice to decrease oxygen consumption. This decrease in MO2 was attenuated by L-NAME. These results agree with previous work indicating that NOS inhibitors block the effects of bradykinin7 22 ; more recently, we demonstrated that the bradykinin-induced reduction in MO2 was mediated by endothelial NOS-derived NO.19 The present study also showed that the effects of bradykinin on cardiac oxygen consumption were virtually absent in the B2 -/- mice. Similar results have been shown for vascular relaxation23 24 and the loss of the cardioprotective effect of preconditioning by kinins on myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury.25 These studies confirm the absence of the bradykinin B2 receptor in those mice and also suggest that the B1 kinin receptor does not regulate MO2 to any significant degree in response to bradykinin.

Substance P is an endothelium-dependent vasodilator26 27 28 29 30 31 that primarily activates the neurokinin (NK)-1 receptor. Substance P does have a slight affinity for the NK-2 and NK-3 receptors, both of which are present on smooth muscle or endothelial cells.29 Furthermore, Tagawa et al28 showed that substance P–induced coronary vasodilation is mediated by NO. Substance P decreased MO2 in hearts from both normal and B2-kinin receptor knockout mice. L-NAME significantly attenuated the decrease in O2 consumption in response to substance P in cardiac tissue from both normal and B2-kinin receptor knockout mice. These data indicate that the NK-1 receptor is still able to release NO to modulate cardiac oxygen consumption in the B2-kinin receptor knockout mouse heart, indicating that there is no global defect in the ability of receptors to stimulate NO production.

Our data indicate a concentration-dependent decrease in MO2 in cardiac tissue from normal mice after addition of the ACE inhibitor ramiprilat. This is NO-dependent; the effects of ramiprilat were attenuated by pretreatment of the tissue with L-NAME. This NO-mediated decrease in MO2 supports other studies that show ACE inhibitors release NO to decrease cardiac hypertrophy and afterload.32 33 In addition, this property of ramiprilat may contribute to the efficacy of the drug in the reduction of mortality in patients with clinical symptoms of heart failure.34 In the present study, ramiprilat had virtually no effect on oxygen consumption in cardiac tissue from the B2 -/- mice. This supports other studies from this laboratory suggesting that the effects of ACE inhibitors on cardiac oxygen consumption in vitro are dependent on activation of the B2-kinin receptor and activation of NOS.22 This effect of ACE inhibitors also supports the presence of a system generating endogenous kinins,22 because no exogenous bradykinin was added in these studies.

Amlodipine significantly reduced MO2 in tissue from normal mice. The decrease in MO2 was significantly attenuated after treatment with L-NAME. These data support our previous studies indicating that amlodipine modulates MO2 via the release of NO.17 18 Furthermore, the current study supports the conclusion that the mechanism of action of amlodipine is through activation of the B2-kinin receptor. Amlodipine had no effect on oxygen consumption in cardiac tissue from B2 -/- mice, suggesting that the B2-kinin receptor has an important role in controlling tissue oxygen consumption. In addition, because no kinins were added, it seems that amlodipine modulates local kinin production, which subsequently activates the B2-kinin receptor in the mouse heart. One discrepancy exists in our data: L-NAME was not entirely effective in blocking NO-mediated reduction in O2 consumption. L-NAME partially but significantly attenuated the response to amlodipine, whereas the response was abolished in the B2 -/- mouse heart. In previous studies in the canine heart, we found that only a portion of the response to amlodipine was blocked by nitro-L-arginine, and we concluded that the remaining portion of the reduction in O2 consumption was dependent on the calcium-channel blocking activity of amlodipine. Although unresolved, the current study calls that conclusion into question and suggests that (1) L-NAME blocked only a portion of the NO release induced by amlodipine or (2) the B2 receptor may have an additional action that involves calcium-channel activation.

Most likely, NO directly decreases mitochondrial tissue respiration via an interaction with cytochrome oxidase, and the addition of an NO donor such as SNAP would decrease oxygen consumption independent of endogenous NO synthesis and independent of the presence of the B2-kinin receptor. In this regard, SNAP caused a concentration-dependent decrease in oxygen consumption in cardiac tissue from both normal and B2-kinin receptor knockout mice. Pretreatment of the tissue with L-NAME had no effect on the reduction in tissue oxygen consumption caused by SNAP in the hearts from either normal mice or the B2-kinin receptor knockout mice because this is not dependent on local NO production.

In conclusion, bradykinin and substance P reduce oxygen consumption in the mouse heart in vitro, and this reduction is NO-dependent. The effects of bradykinin, but not substance P, are eliminated in hearts from B2 -/- mice, indicating a potentially important role for bradykinin and the B2 receptor in the control of cardiac oxygen consumption. Finally, the calcium-channel antagonist amlodipine and the ACE inhibitor ramiprilat both activated a B2-kinin/NO–dependent mechanism to modulate MO2. This is due to modification of the production of kinins locally in the mouse heart; the control of tissue oxygen consumption by amlodipine and ramiprilat is entirely absent in hearts from B2 -/- mice. Furthermore, the control of tissue oxygen consumption by kinins and NO may be part of the basis for the therapeutic uses of amlodipine and ACE inhibitors in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.


*    Acknowledgments
 
Supported by grants PO1-HL43023, HL50142, and HL53053 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. K.E.L. is the recipient of an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (#9820046T). E.J.M. was a high school intern (from Pearl River High School, Pearl River, NY) from 1997 to 1998 and became an Intel semifinalist on the basis of a portion of the work.

Received April 14, 1999; first decision May 3, 1999; accepted May 24, 1999.


*    References
up arrowTop
up arrowAbstract
up arrowIntroduction
up arrowMethods
up arrowResults
up arrowDiscussion
*References
 
1. Moncada S, Higgs A. The L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway. N Engl J Med. 1993;329:2002–2012.[Free Full Text]

2. Vanhoutte PM, Boulanger CM, Mombouli JV. Endothelium-derived relaxing factors and converting enzyme inhibition. Am J Cardiol. 1995;76:3E–12E.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

3. Dinerman JL, Lowenstein CJ, Snyder SH. Molecular mechanisms of nitric oxide regulation potential relevance to cardiovascular disease. Circ Res. 1993;73:217–222.[Free Full Text]

4. Palmer RMJ, Rees DD, Ashton DS, Moncada S. L-Arginine is the physiological precursor for the formation of nitric oxide in endothelium-dependent relaxation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1988;153:1251–1256.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

5. Shen W, Xu X, Ochoa M, Zhao G, Wolin MS, Hintze TH. Role of nitric oxide in the regulation of oxygen consumption in conscious dogs. Circ Res. 1994;75:1086–1095.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

6. King CE, Melinyshyn MJ, Mewburn JD, Curtis SE, Winn MJ, Cain SM, Chapler CK. Canine hindlimb blood flow and O2 uptake after inhibition of EDRF/NO synthesis. J Appl Physiol. 1994;76:1166–1171.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

7. Xie Y-W, Shen W, Zhao G, Xu X, Wolin MS, Hintze TH. Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the modulation of canine myocardial mitochondrial respiration in vitro: implications for the development of heart failure. Circ Res. 1996;79:381–387.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

8. Stadler J, Billiar TR, Curran RD, Stuehr DJ, Ochoa JB, Simmons RL. Effect of exogenous and endogenous nitric oxide on mitochondrial respiration of rat hepatocytes. Am J Physiol. 1991;260:C910–C916.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

9. Borutaite V, Brown GC. Rapid reduction of nitric oxide by mitochondria, and reversible inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by nitric oxide. Biochem J. 1996;315:295–299.

10. Granger DL, Lehninger AL. Sites of inhibition of mitochondrial electron transport in macrophage-injured neoplastic cells. J Cell Biol. 1982;95:527–535.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

11. Mombouli J-V, Vanhoutte PM. Kinins and endothelial control of vascular smooth muscle. Ann Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1995;35:679–705.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

12. Steranka LR, Farmer SG, Burch RM. Antagonist of B2 bradykinin receptors. FASEB J. 1989;3:2019–2025.[Abstract]

13. Mombouli J-V, Illiano S, Nagao T, Scott-Burden T, Vanhoutte PM. Potentiation of endothelium-dependent relaxations to bradykinin by angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors in canine coronary artery involves both endothelium-derived relaxing and hyperpolarizing factors. Circ Res. 1992;71:137–144.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

14. Cohn JN. ACE inhibitors in non-ischaemic heart failure: results from the MEGA trials. Eur Heart J. 1995;16(suppl):133–136.

15. Zhang X, Xie Y-W, Nasjletti A, Xu X, Wolin MS, Hintze TH. ACE inhibitors promote nitric oxide accumulation to modulate myocardial oxygen consumption. Circulation. 1997;95:176–182.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

16. Packer M, O'Conner CM, Ghali JK, Pressler ML, Carson PE, Belkin RN, Miller AB, Neuberg GW, Frid D, Wertheimer JH, Cropp AB, DeMets DL. Effect of amlodipine on morbidity and mortality in severe chronic heart failure. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1107–1114.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

17. Bernstein RD, Recchia FA, Wolin MS, Hintze TH. Amlodipine regulates myocardial respiration: implications for heart failure. Circulation. 1997;96:I-571.

18. Zhang X, Hintze TH. Amlodipine releases nitric oxide from canine coronary microvessels: an unexpected mechanism of action of a calcium channel-blocking agent. Circulation. 1998;97:576–580.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

19. Loke KE, McConnell PI, Tuzman JM, Shesely EG, Smith CJ, Stackpole CJ, Thompson CI, Kaley G, Wolin MS, Hintze TH. Endogenous endothelial nitric oxide synthase-derived nitric oxide is a physiological regulator of myocardial oxygen consumption. Circ Res. 1999;84:840–845.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

20. Umbreit WW, Burris RH, Stauffer JF. The Solubility of Oxygen: Manometric Techniques. 4th ed. Minneapolis, Minn: Burgess; 1964:5–6.

21. Venema VJ, Ju H, Sun J, Eaton DC, Marrero MB, Venema RC. Bradykinin stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation and bradykinin B2 receptor association of phospholipase C{gamma}1 in vascular endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998;246:70–75.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

22. Zhang X, Scicli GA, Xu X, Nasjletti A, Hintze TH. Role of endothelial kinins in control of coronary nitric oxide production. Hypertension. 1997;30:1105–1111.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

23. Emanueli C, Angioni GR, Anania V, Spissu A, Madeddu P. Blood pressure responses to acute or chronic captopril in mice with disruption of bradykinin B2-receptor gene. J Hypertens. 1997;15:1701–1706.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

24. Borkowski JA, Ransom RW, Seabrook GR, Trumbauer M, Chen H, Hill RG, Strader CD, Fred Hess J. Targeted disruption of a B2 bradykinin receptor gene in mice eliminates bradykinin actions in smooth muscle and neurons. J Biol Chem. 1995;270:13706–13710.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

25. Yang X-P, Liu Y-H, Scicli GM, Webb CR, Carretero OA. Role of kinins in the cardioprotective effect of preconditioning. Study of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in B2 kinin receptor knockout mice and kininogen-deficient rats. Hypertension. 1997;30[part 2]:735–740.

26. Holdright DR, Clarke D, Fox K, Poole-Wilson PA, Collins P. The effects of intracoronary substance p and acetylcholine on coronary blood flow in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 1994;15:1537–1544.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

27. Diz DI, Fantz DL, Benter IF, Bosch SM. Acute depressor actions of angiotensin II in the nucleus of the solitary tract are mediated by substance p. Am J Physiol. 1997;273:R28–R34.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

28. Tagawa T, Mohri M, Tagawa H, Egashira K, Shimokawa H, Kuga T, Hirooka Y, Takeshita A. Role of nitric oxide in substance p-induced vasodilation differs between the coronary and forearm circulations in humans. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 1997;29:546–553.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

29. Krause JE, Takeda Y, Hershey AD. Structure, functions, and mechanisms of substance p receptor action. J Invest Dermatol. 1992;98:2S–7S.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

30. Pernow B. Substance P. Pharmacol Rev.. 1983;35:85–141.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

31. Bolton TB, Clapp LH. Endothelial-dependent relaxant actions of carbachol and substance p in arterial smooth muscle. Br J Pharmacol. 1986;87:713–723.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

32. Ishigai Y, Mori T, Ikeda T, Fukuzawa A, Shibano T. Role of bradykinin-NO pathway in prevention of cardiac hypertrophy by ACE inhibitor in rat cardiomyocytes. Am J Physiol. 1997;273:H2659–H2663.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

33. Linz W, Wiemer G, Gohlke P, Unger T, Scholkens BA. Contribution of kinins to the cardiovascular actions of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Pharmacol Rev. 1995;47:25–49.[Abstract]

34. AIRE Study investigators. Effect of ramipril on mortality and morbidity of survivors of acute myocardial infarction with clinical evidence of heart failure. Lancet. 1993;342:821–828.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
HypertensionHome page
A. Duka, E. Kintsurashvili, I. Duka, D. Ona, T. A. Hopkins, M. Bader, I. Gavras, and H. Gavras
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition After Experimental Myocardial Infarct: Role of the Kinin B1 and B2 Receptors
Hypertension, May 1, 2008; 51(5): 1352 - 1357.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Cardiovasc ResHome page
S. Hallstrom, M. Franz, H. Gasser, M. Vodrazka, S. Semsroth, U. M. Losert, M. Haisjackl, B. K. Podesser, and T. Malinski
S-nitroso human serum albumin reduces ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the pig heart after unprotected warm ischaemia
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 2008; 77(3): 506 - 514.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
J. G. Williams, T. Rincon-Skinner, D. Sun, Z. Wang, S. Zhang, X. Zhang, and T. H. Hintze
Role of nitric oxide in the coupling of myocardial oxygen consumption and coronary vascular dynamics during pregnancy in the dog
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, October 1, 2007; 293(4): H2479 - H2486.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
M. Kakoki, R. W. McGarrah, H.-S. Kim, and O. Smithies
Bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors both have protective roles in renal ischemia/reperfusion injury
PNAS, May 1, 2007; 104(18): 7576 - 7581.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Pharmacol. Rev.Home page
V. Mollace, C. Muscoli, E. Masini, S. Cuzzocrea, and D. Salvemini
Modulation of Prostaglandin Biosynthesis by Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Donors
Pharmacol. Rev., June 1, 2005; 57(2): 217 - 252.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
W. J. Welch, J. Blau, H. Xie, T. Chabrashvili, and C. S. Wilcox
Angiotensin-induced defects in renal oxygenation: role of oxidative stress
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, January 1, 2005; 288(1): H22 - H28.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
E. K. Walsh, H. Huang, Z. Wang, J. Williams, R. de Crom, R. van Haperen, C. I. Thompson, D. J. Lefer, and T. H. Hintze
Control of myocardial oxygen consumption in transgenic mice overexpressing vascular eNOS
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2004; 287(5): H2115 - H2121.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
W. Li, T. Jue, J. Edwards, X. Wang, and T. H. Hintze
Changes in NO bioavailabilty regulate cardiac O2 consumption: control by intramitochondrial SOD2 and intracellular myoglobin
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, January 1, 2004; 286(1): H47 - H54.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Bio.Home page
R.P. Mason, P. Marche, and T.H. Hintze
Novel Vascular Biology of Third-Generation L-Type Calcium Channel Antagonists: Ancillary Actions of Amlodipine
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, December 1, 2003; 23(12): 2155 - 2163.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Cardiovasc ResHome page
R. Tabrizchi
Amlodipine and endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity
Cardiovasc Res, October 1, 2003; 59(4): 807 - 809.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
A. Linke, W. Li, H. Huang, Z. Wang, and T. H. Hintze
Role of cardiac eNOS expression during pregnancy in the coupling of myocardial oxygen consumption to cardiac work
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, September 1, 2002; 283(3): H1208 - H1214.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Cardiovasc ResHome page
K. E Loke, E. J Messina, E. G Shesely, G. Kaley, and T. H Hintze
Potential role of eNOS in the therapeutic control of myocardial oxygen consumption by ACE inhibitors and amlodipine
Cardiovasc Res, January 1, 2001; 49(1): 86 - 93.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Circ. Res.Home page
X.-P. Yang, Y.-H. Liu, D. Mehta, M. A. Cavasin, E. Shesely, J. Xu, F. Liu, and O. A. Carretero
Diminished Cardioprotective Response to Inhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor in B2 Kinin Receptor Gene Knockout Mice
Circ. Res., May 25, 2001; 88(10): 1072 - 1079.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Loke, K. E.
Right arrow Articles by Hintze, T. H.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Loke, K. E.
Right arrow Articles by Hintze, T. H.
Related Collections
Right arrow Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Right arrow ACE/Angiotension receptors
Right arrow Animal models of human disease