Donate Help Contact The AHA Sign In Home
American Heart Association
Circulation
Search: search_blue_button Advanced Search
Circulation. 2001;103:3136-3141

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
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 Rhaleb, N.-E.
Right arrow Articles by Carretero, O. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Rhaleb, N.-E.
Right arrow Articles by Carretero, O. A.
Related Collections
Right arrow Remodeling
Right arrow Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Right arrow ACE/Angiotension receptors
Right arrow Animal models of human disease
Right arrow Other hypertension
Right arrow Hypertrophy

(Circulation. 2001;103:3136.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.


Basic Science Reports

Long-Term Effect of N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline on Left Ventricular Collagen Deposition in Rats With 2-Kidney, 1-Clip Hypertension

Nour-Eddine Rhaleb, PhD; Hongmei Peng, MD; Xiao-Ping Yang, MD; Yun-He Liu, MD; Dharmesh Mehta, MD; Eric Ezan, PhD; Oscar A. Carretero, MD

From the Hypertension and Vascular Research Division (N.-E.R., H.P., X.-P.Y., Y.-H.L., D.M., O.A.C.), Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich, and CEA (E.E.), Service de Pharmacologie et d’Immunologie, Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Correspondence to Nour-Eddine Rhaleb, PhD, Education and Research Suite 7015, Henry Ford Hospital, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202-2689. E-mail nrhaleb1{at}hfhs.org

BackgroundN-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a natural inhibitor of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell proliferation. Ac-SDKP plasma concentration is increased 5-fold after angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition. Here we studied the effect of Ac-SDKP on monocyte/macrophage infiltration, fibroblast proliferation, and collagen deposition in the rat heart in renovascular hypertension.

Methods and Results—We investigated whether long-term Ac-SDKP administration would prevent left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and interstitial collagen deposition in rats with 2-kidney, 1-clip (2K-1C) hypertension. Ac-SDKP (400 µg · kg-1 · d-1) did not affect development of hypertension. Mean blood pressure was similar in rats with 2K-1C hypertension whether they were given vehicle or Ac-SDKP and was higher than in controls. Both LV weight and cardiomyocyte size were significantly increased in rats with 2K-1C hypertension compared with controls and were unaffected by Ac-SDKP. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen- and monocyte/macrophage-positive cells were increased in the LV of 2K-1C hypertensive rats; this increase was significantly blunted by Ac-SDKP (P<0.001). LV interstitial collagen fraction was also increased in 2K-1C hypertensive rats given vehicle (10.1±0.8%) compared with sham (5.3±0.1%, P<0.0001), and this increase was prevented by Ac-SDKP (5.4±0.4%, P<0.001).

Conclusions—Ac-SDKP inhibited monocyte/macrophage infiltration, cell proliferation, and collagen deposition in the LV of hypertensive rats without affecting blood pressure or cardiac hypertrophy, suggesting that it may be partly responsible for the cardioprotective effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.


Key Words: angiotensin • hypertension, renal • blood pressure • inhibitors • collagen • myocardium




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
Y.-H. Liu, M. D'Ambrosio, T.-d. Liao, H. Peng, N.-E. Rhaleb, U. Sharma, S. Andre, H.-J. Gabius, and O. A. Carretero
N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline prevents cardiac remodeling and dysfunction induced by galectin-3, a mammalian adhesion/growth-regulatory lectin
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, February 1, 2009; 296(2): H404 - H412.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
H. Zhang, S.-j. Zhu, D. Wang, Y.-j. Wei, and S.-S. Hu
Intramyocardial injection of tannic acid attenuates postinfarction remodeling: A novel approach to stabilize the breaking extracellular matrix
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., January 1, 2009; 137(1): 216 - 222.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
C.-X. Lin, N.-E. Rhaleb, X.-P. Yang, T.-D. Liao, M. A. D'Ambrosio, and O. A. Carretero
Prevention of aortic fibrosis by N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline in angiotensin II-induced hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, September 1, 2008; 295(3): H1253 - H1261.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
U. Sharma, N.-E. Rhaleb, S. Pokharel, P. Harding, S. Rasoul, H. Peng, and O. A. Carretero
Novel anti-inflammatory mechanisms of N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro in hypertension-induced target organ damage
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, March 1, 2008; 294(3): H1226 - H1232.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
H. Peng, O. A. Carretero, T.-D. Liao, E. L. Peterson, and N.-E. Rhaleb
Role of N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline in the Antifibrotic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Captopril in Hypertension
Hypertension, March 1, 2007; 49(3): 695 - 703.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.Home page
M. Omata, H. Taniguchi, D. Koya, K. Kanasaki, R. Sho, Y. Kato, R. Kojima, M. Haneda, and N. Inomata
N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline Ameliorates the Progression of Renal Dysfunction and Fibrosis in WKY Rats with Established Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Nephritis
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., March 1, 2006; 17(3): 674 - 685.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
O. A. Carretero
Novel mechanism of action of ACE and its inhibitors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2005; 289(5): H1796 - H1797.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
H. Peng, O. A. Carretero, N. Vuljaj, T.-D. Liao, A. Motivala, E. L. Peterson, and N.-E. Rhaleb
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: A New Mechanism of Action
Circulation, October 18, 2005; 112(16): 2436 - 2445.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
S. Pokharel, P. P. van Geel, U. C. Sharma, J. P.M. Cleutjens, H. Bohnemeier, X.-L. Tian, H. Schunkert, H. J.G.M. Crijns, M. Paul, and Y. M. Pinto
Increased Myocardial Collagen Content in Transgenic Rats Overexpressing Cardiac Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Is Related to Enhanced Breakdown of N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro and Increased Phosphorylation of Smad2/3
Circulation, November 9, 2004; 110(19): 3129 - 3135.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
D. Wang, O. A. Carretero, X.-Y. Yang, N.-E. Rhaleb, Y.-H. Liu, T.-D. Liao, and X.-P. Yang
N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline stimulates angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2004; 287(5): H2099 - H2105.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
O. H. Cingolani, X.-P. Yang, Y.-H. Liu, M. Villanueva, N.-E. Rhaleb, and O. A. Carretero
Reduction of Cardiac Fibrosis Decreases Systolic Performance Without Affecting Diastolic Function in Hypertensive Rats
Hypertension, May 1, 2004; 43(5): 1067 - 1073.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
M. A. Cavasin, N.-E. Rhaleb, X.-P. Yang, and O. A. Carretero
Prolyl Oligopeptidase Is Involved in Release of the Antifibrotic Peptide Ac-SDKP
Hypertension, May 1, 2004; 43(5): 1140 - 1145.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
F. Yang, X.-P. Yang, Y.-H. Liu, J. Xu, O. Cingolani, N.-E. Rhaleb, and O. A. Carretero
Ac-SDKP Reverses Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Hypertension, February 1, 2004; 43(2): 229 - 236.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
H. Peng, O. A. Carretero, D. R. Brigstock, N. Oja-Tebbe, and N.-E. Rhaleb
Ac-SDKP Reverses Cardiac Fibrosis in Rats With Renovascular Hypertension
Hypertension, December 1, 2003; 42(6): 1164 - 1170.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.Home page
K. Kanasaki, D. Koya, T. Sugimoto, M. Isono, A. Kashiwagi, and M. Haneda
N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline Inhibits TGF-{beta}-Mediated Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression via Inhibition of Smad Pathway in Human Mesangial Cells
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., April 1, 2003; 14(4): 863 - 872.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HypertensionHome page
S. Pokharel, S. Rasoul, A. J.M. Roks, R. E.W. van Leeuwen, M. J.A. van Luyn, L. E. Deelman, J. F. Smits, O. Carretero, W. H. van Gilst, and Y. M. Pinto
N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro Inhibits Phosphorylation of Smad2 in Cardiac Fibroblasts
Hypertension, August 1, 2002; 40(2): 155 - 161.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]