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Title: Localization of angiotensin converting enzyme in rat heart.
Austin Authors: Yamada, H;Fabris, Bruno;Allen, A M;Jackson, B ;Johnston, Colin I;Mendelsohn, A O
Affiliation: Medicine (University of Melbourne)
Issue Date: 1-Jan-1991
Publication information: Circulation Research; 68(1): 141-9
Abstract: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) was localized in rat heart by quantitative in vitro autoradiography with 125I-351A as the radioligand. The binding association constant (KA) of the radioligand was measured in membrane-rich fractions of atrium, ventricle, and lung by a radioinhibitor binding assay. A single class of high-affinity binding sites was detected in each tissue, and a significant difference was found between KA values for atria and ventricles with a rank order of atria greater than lungs greater than ventricles. For autoradiography, coronal sections (10 micron) of the frozen heart were incubated with 125I-351A and exposed to x-ray film. The autoradiographs were quantitated by computerized image analysis. The highest density of ACE in the heart was found on valve leaflets (aortic, pulmonary, mitral, and tricuspid), which contrasted markedly with very low ACE labeling in the endocardium. The coronary arteries also showed dense labeling of ACE. The right atrium had a moderate density of ACE, which was higher than the left atrium and the ventricles. Both the endothelial and adventitial layers of the aorta and pulmonary artery displayed high densities of ACE, with very low density in the media. ACE was not detected in either the sinoatrial node or atrioventricular node. These results reveal a markedly nonuniform localization of ACE in the rat heart and suggest possible sites for local angiotensin II generation and bradykinin or other peptide metabolism.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10606
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Journal: Circulation Research
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1845851
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors.metabolism
Animals
Autoradiography
Dipeptides.metabolism
Heart Conduction System.enzymology
Iodine Radioisotopes.diagnostic use
Male
Myocardium.enzymology.metabolism
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A.metabolism
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Tissue Distribution
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