Mizuo Miyazaki (1), Naotaka Shiota (1), Hiroshi Sakonjo (1,2) and Shinji
Takai (1)
(1) Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka
569-8686, Japan
(2) Environmental Biological Life Science Research Center (BILIS), Minakuchi-cho,
Koka-gun, Shiga 528-0052, Japan
Abstract: We investigated the effect of an angiotensin (Ang)
II antagonist, (+/-)-1-(cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxy)-ethyl 2-ethoxy-1-[[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)
biphenyl-4-yl]methyl]-1H-benzimidazole-7-carboxylate (TCV-116), on neointima
formation in dog artery injured by a balloon catheter. Dogs were orally
treated with 10 mg/kg TCV-116 or placebo twice a day for 5 weeks. After
treatment with these drugs for 1 week, the right carotid artery was injured
by a balloon catheter. The left carotid artery was regarded as the control.
In the group treated with placebo, neointima formation in the injured arteries
was observed. The activities of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and
chymase in the injured carotid arteries were increased 2.56- and 3.26-fold
compared with those in the non-injured arteries, respectively. The neointimal
area in dogs treated with placebo and TCV-116 were 0.51+/-0.07 and 0.21+/-0.07
mm2, respectively, and this difference was significant. In conclusion,
an Ang II antagonist, TCV-116, prevented neointima formation by blocking
the action of Ang II generated by both ACE and chymase in the injured arteries.
Keywords: Angiotensin II, Angiotensin converting enzyme, Chymase, AT1-receptor
antagonist