Increased chymase-dependent angiotensin II formation in human atherosclerotic aorta

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作者
Ihara, M
Urata, H
Kinoshita, A
Suzumiya, J
Sasaguri, M
Kikuchi, M
Ideishi, M
Arakawa, K
机构
[1] Fukuoka Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Jonan Ku, Fukuoka 8140180, Japan
[2] Fukuoka Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Fukuoka 8140180, Japan
关键词
renin-angiotensin system; atherosclerosis; angiotensin-converting enzyme immunohistochemistry;
D O I
10.1161/01.HYP.33.6.1399
中图分类号
R6 [外科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100210 ;
摘要
Locally formed angiotensin II (Ang II) and mast cells may participate in the development of atherosclerosis. Chymase, which originates from mast cells, is the major Ang II-forming enzyme in the human heart and aorta in vitro. The aim of the present study was to investigate aortic Ang II-forming activity (AIIFA) and the histochemical localization of each Ang II-forming enzyme in the atheromatous human aorta. Specimens of normal (n=9), atherosclerotic (n=8), and aneurysmal (n=6) human aortas were obtained at autopsy or cardiovascular surgery from 23 subjects (16 men, 7 women). The total, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-dependent, and chymase-dependent AIIFAs in aortic specimens were determined. The histologic and cellular localization of chymase and ACE were determined by immunocytochemistry, Total AIIFA was significantly higher in atherosclerotic and aneurysmal lesions than in normal aortas. Most of AIIFA in the human aorta in vitro was chymase-dependent in both normal (82%) and atherosclerotic aortas (90%). Immunocytochemical staining of the corresponding aortic sections with antichymase, antitryptase or anti-ACE antibodies showed that chymase-positive mast cells were located in the tunica adventitia of normal and atheromatous aortas, whereas ACE-positive cells were localized in endothelial cells of normal aorta and in macrophages of atheromatous neointima. The density of chymase- and tryptase-positive mast cells in the atherosclerotic lesions was slightly but not significantly higher than that in the normal aortas, and the number of activated mast cells in the aneurysmal lesions (18%) was significantly higher than in atherosclerotic (5%) and normal (1%) aortas. Our results suggest that local Ang II formation is increased in atherosclerotic lesions and that chymase is primarily responsible for this increase. The histologic localization and potential roles of chymase in the development of atherosclerotic lesions appear to be different from those of ACE.
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