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Title: Activation of the MAS receptor by angiotensin-(1-7) in the renin-angiotensin system mediates mesenteric vasodilatation in cirrhosis.
Austin Authors: Grace, Josephine A ;Klein, Sabine;Herath, Chandana B;Granzow, Michaela;Schierwagen, Robert;Masing, Noemi;Walther, Thomas;Sauerbruch, Tilman;Burrell, Louise M ;Angus, Peter W ;Trebicka, Jonel
Affiliation: General Medicine
Austin Health
Issue Date: 22-Jun-2013
Publication information: Gastroenterology 2013; 145(4): 874-884.e5
Abstract: Splanchnic vascular hypocontractility with subsequent increased portal venous inflow leads to portal hypertension. Although the renin-angiotensin system contributes to fibrogenesis and increased hepatic resistance in patients with cirrhosis, little is known about its effects in the splanchnic vasculature, particularly those of the alternate system in which angiotensin (Ang) II is cleaved by the Ang-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) to Ang-(1-7), which activates the G-protein-coupled Mas receptor (MasR). We investigated whether this system contributes to splanchnic vasodilatation and portal hypertension in cirrhosis.We measured levels of renin-angiotensin system messenger RNA and proteins in splanchnic vessels from patients and rats with cirrhosis. Production of Ang-(1-7) and splanchnic vascular reactivity to Ang-(1-7) was measured in perfused mesenteric vascular beds from rats after bile-duct ligation. Ang-(1-7) and MasR were blocked in rats with cirrhosis to examine splanchnic vascular hemodynamics and portal pressure response.Levels of ACE2 and MasR were increased in splanchnic vessels from cirrhotic patients and rats compared with healthy controls. We also observed an ACE2-dependent increase in Ang-(1-7) production. Ang-(1-7) mediated splanchnic vascular hypocontractility in ex vivo splanchnic vessels from rats with cirrhosis (but not control rats) via MasR stimulation. Identical effects were observed in the splanchnic circulation in vivo. MasR blockade reduced portal pressure, indicating that activation of this receptor in splanchnic vasculature promotes portal inflow to contribute to development of portal hypertension. In addition, the splanchnic effects of MasR required nitric oxide. Interestingly, Ang-(1-7) also decreased hepatic resistance.In the splanchnic vessels of patients and rats with cirrhosis, increased levels of ACE2 appear to increase production of Ang-(1-7), which leads to activation of MasR and splanchnic vasodilatation in rats. This mechanism could cause vascular hypocontractility in patients with cirrhosis, and might be a therapeutic target for portal hypertension.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11802
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.06.036
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Journal: Gastroenterology
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23796456
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: ACE
AT1R
AT2R
Ang
BDL
CCl(4)
HVR
Hemodynamics
Mas receptor
MasR
NOS
PP
Portal Hypertension
RAS
Rat Model
SpVR
VASP
angiotensin
angiotensin II type 1 receptor
angiotensin II type 2 receptor
angiotensin-converting enzyme
bile duct ligation
carbon tetrachloride
eNOS
endothelial nitric oxide synthase
hepatic vascular resistance
iNOS
inducible nitric oxide synthase
nitric oxide synthase
portal pressure
renin−angiotensin system
splanchnic vascular resistance
vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein
Angiotensin I.pharmacology
Animals
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental.physiopathology
Mesenteric Arteries.physiopathology
Nitric Oxide.physiology
Peptide Fragments.pharmacology
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A.physiology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins.metabolism
Rats
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled.drug effects.metabolism.physiology
Renin-Angiotensin System.drug effects
Vascular Resistance
Vasodilation.physiology
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