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JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Volume 25, Issue 10, Pages 2100-2104Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32829b8fd0
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angiotensin-converting enzyme; endothelial cells; hydrogen sulfide
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Objective Beside NO ( nitric monoxide) and CO ( carbon monoxide), H2S ( hydrogen sulfide) has been identified recently as the third gasotransmitter. By acting directly on KATP- channels on smooth muscle cells ( SMC) H2S possesses vasorelaxing properties. It has the potential to react with metal ions ( i. e. Cu, Fe, Zn) in metalloproteins. Angiotensin- converting enzyme ( ACE), responsible for vasoconstriction, is a zinc ( Zn (2+)) containing enzyme. We therefore hypothesized that H2S may interact with the Zn (2+) in the active center of ACE, modulating ( inhibiting) enzyme activity. Methods ACE activity was measured on the surface of human endothelial cells ( HUVECs) monolayers in culture, ex- vivo in umbilical veins and in HUVEC protein extracts. Quantitative real- time polymerase chain reaction ( PCR) was used to study the effect of H2S on ACE mRNA expression in HUVECs. Results H2S inhibited the activity of ACE in HUVEC protein extracts in a dose- dependent manner, and only Zn (2+) but not Cd (2+), Ca (2+) or Mg (2+) could counteract the inhibitory effect. Cell- surface ACE activity was inhibited by H2S on HUVEC monolayers and in ex- vivo umbilical veins. No influence of H2S on ACE mRNA expression was observed. Conclusion H2S exhibits direct inhibitory action on ACE activity in HUVECs, obviously by interfering with the Zn (2+) in the active center of the enzyme. Thus, beside the known influence of H2S on SMC KATP- channels, the observed direct ACE inhibitory effect may add to the vasorelaxant effect of H2S in the vasculature by reducing angiotensin II production and inhibiting bradykinin degradation.
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