Mast cell chymase limits the cardiac efficacy of Ang I-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy in rodents.

Abstract

Ang I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are widely believed to suppress the deleterious cardiac effects of Ang II by inhibiting locally generated Ang II. However, the recent demonstration that chymase, an Ang II-forming enzyme stored in mast cell granules, is present in the heart has added uncertainty to this view. As discussed here, using microdialysis probes tethered to the heart of conscious mice, we have shown that chronic ACE inhibitor treatment did not suppress Ang II levels in the LV interstitial fluid (ISF) despite marked inhibition of ACE. However, chronic ACE inhibition caused a marked bradykinin/B2 receptor-mediated increase in LV ISF chymase activity that was not observed in mast cell-deficient KitW/KitW-v mice. In chronic ACE inhibitor-treated mast cell-sufficient littermates, chymase inhibition decreased LV ISF Ang II levels substantially, indicating the importance of mast cell chymase in regulating cardiac Ang II levels. Chymase-dependent processing of other regulatory peptides also promotes inflammation and tissue remodeling. We found that combined chymase and ACE inhibition, relative to ACE inhibition alone, improved LV function, decreased adverse cardiac remodeling, and improved survival after myocardial infarction in hamsters. These results suggest that chymase inhibitors could be a useful addition to ACE inhibitor therapy in the treatment of heart failure.

• Authors: Chih-Chang Wei, Naoki Hase, Yukiko Inoue, Eddie W Bradley, Eiji Yahiro, Ming Li, Nawazish Naqvi, Pamela C Powell, Ke Shi, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Keijiro Saku, Hidenori Urata, Louis J Dell'italia, Ahsan Husain
• Journal: The Journal of clinical investigation (J Clin Invest) Vol. 120 Issue 4 Pg. 1229-39 (Apr 2010) ISSN: 1558-8238 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20335663 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
• Angiotensin II
• Serine Endopeptidases
• mast cell protease 4
• Chymases
• Bradykinin

Topics

• Angiotensin II (antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis)
• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Animals
• Bradykinin (physiology)
• Cell Degranulation
• Chymases (antagonists & inhibitors, physiology)
• Cricetinae
• Mast Cells (enzymology, physiology)
• Mesocricetus
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Microdialysis
• Myocardial Infarction (drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Serine Endopeptidases (physiology)
• Ventricular Function, Left (drug effects)