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KATP channel opening does not contribute significantly to the vasodilatory effect of SH-group-containing ACE inhibitors

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are widely used in the management of hypertension, heart failure, and nephropathy. It has been suggested that ACE inhibitors containing the sulfhydryl group (SH) have an additional effect on KATP channels. To prove this hypothesis, we studied the effects of the SH-containing ACE inhibitors, captopril and zofenopril, on KATP channel opening of bovine coronary arteries and guinea pig thoracic aortas. Bovine coronary arteries were precontracted with the thromboxane A2 analogue, U46619, and guinea pig thoracic aortas were precontracted with phenylephrine and then relaxed with either captopril or zofenopril (n=8). Inhibition of KATP channel opening with glibenclamide moderately attenuated the zofenopril-induced relaxation of guinea pig thoracic aorta. However, in the bovine coronary arteries, the relaxing effect of both captopril and zofenopril remained uneffected by glibenclamide. In experiments with enalapril (a non SH-containing ACE inhibitor:n=6) on guinea pig thoracic aortas, no effect on KATP channels could be seen. From our experiments, we conclude that the postulated opening of KATP channels by SH-group-containing ACE inhibitors contributes little to the vasodilation of guinea pig thoracic aortas caused by ACE inhibitors, and that SH groups have no influence upon KATP channels of bovine coronary arteries.

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  1. Experimental Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    H. Köppel, W. Klein, E. Horn, S. Horn & R. Gasser

  2. Instite of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036, Graz, Austria

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Köppel, H., Holzmann, S., Klein, W. et al. KATP channel opening does not contribute significantly to the vasodilatory effect of SH-group-containing ACE inhibitors. Heart Vessels 11, 192–196 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02559991

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