• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.245-257
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• 1988

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of clonidine on the response of the dorsal horn cells to intra-arterially administered bradykinin $(BK:40{\mu}g)$ and $K^+(4mg)$ in spinal cats and cats with intact spinal cord. The change in the activities of low threshold (LT), high threshold (HT) and wide dynamic range (WDR) cells induced by BK and $K^+$ were determined before and after treatment of animals with clonidine. Also studied was mechanism of inhibitory action of clonidine on the responses of dorsal horn cells to the chemical algogenics. Number of WDR cell responded to intra-arterially administered BK and $K^+$ was greater in spinal animals than in cats with intact spinal cord. Following administration of BK or $K^+$ no change was observed in the activity of LT cell whereas activity of HT cell increased invariably. The increased response of HT cell to BK and $K^+$ was markedly suppressed by clonidine. On the other hand, such inhibitory actions of clonidine were almost completely blocked by yohimbine. The majority of WDR cells were activated by $K^+$ while response of WDR cells to BK was diverse (excitatory, inhibitory or mixed). These results indicate that clonidine inhibits responses of the dorsal horn cells not only to thermal or mechanical stimulations but also to chemical algogenics, and that the inhibitory action of clonidine is generally mediated through excitation of ${\alpha}_2-adrenoreceptors$.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.456-460
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• 1993

The present study was conducted to investigate Angiotensin I-converting enzyme(ACE) inhibition activity of the components of traditional tea materials in Korea. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme(ACE) inhibition activity of water soluble fractions obtained from the samples were strong in Zingiberis rhizoma, Acantopanacis cortex, Schizandrae fructus, Perilla semen, Cassiae torae semen, Zizyphy fructus in order. ACE inhibition activity of fractions obtained from methanol extract of Cassiae torae semen were strong in ethyl acetate fraction, ethyl ether fraction, water fraction, chloroform fraction in order. Compound C showed the strongest ACE inhibition activity among compound A, B, C, D separated from Cassiae torae semen, but Compound C separated from Cassiae torae semen was lower than bradykinin in the ACE inhibition activity.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.26.1-26.11
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• 2023

Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) inhibits the catalysis of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and the degradation of substance P (SP) and bradykinin (BK). While the possible relationship between ACEi and SP in nociceptive mice was recently suggested, the effect of ACEi on signal transduction in astrocytes remains unclear. Objectives: This study examined whether ACE inhibition with captopril or enalapril modulates the levels of SP and BK in primary cultured astrocytes and whether this change modulates PKC isoforms (PKCα, PKCβI, and PKCε) expression in cultured astrocytes. Methods: Immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis were performed to examine the changes in the levels of SP and BK and the expression of the PKC isoforms in primary cultured astrocytes, respectively. Results: The treatment of captopril or enalapril increased the immunoreactivity of SP and BK significantly in glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cultured astrocytes. These increases were suppressed by a pretreatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme. In addition, treatment with captopril increased the expression of the PKCβI isoform in cultured astrocytes, while there were no changes in the expression of the PKCα and PKCε isoforms after the captopril treatment. The captopril-induced increased expression of the PKCβI isoform was inhibited by a pretreatment with the neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, L-733,060, the BK B1 receptor antagonist, R 715, or the BK B₂ receptor antagonist, HOE 140. Conclusions: These results suggest that ACE inhibition with captopril or enalapril increases the levels of SP and BK in cultured astrocytes and that the activation of SP and BK receptors mediates the captopril-induced increase in the expression of the PKCβI isoform.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.33-42
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• 2002

In several species, a short period of ischemic preconditioning protects the heart by reducing the size of infarcts resulting from subsequent prolonged bouts of ischemia. The mechanism by which activation of ATP-sensitive $K^+$($K_ATP$) channels could provide the memory associated with ischemic preconditioning is still under debate. Several signal transduction pathways have been implicated in the mechanisms of protection induced by ischemic preconditioning. The exact receptor-coupled pathways involved in preconditioning remain to be identified. Likely extracellular agonists are those whose circulating levels increase under conditions that activate $K_ATP$ channels; these conditions include ischemia and ischemic preconditioning. Potential physiological agonists include the following: (1) nitric oxide; (2) catecholamine; (3) adenosine; (4) acetylcholine; (5) bradykinin and (6) prostacycline. The purpose of this review was to understand the mechanism by which biological signal transduction mechanism acts as a link in one or more known receptor-mediated pathways to increase $K_ATP$ channel activity during ischemic preconditioning.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.181-184
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• 2005

The solution-phase combinatorial synthesis of iminodiacetic acid triamide libraries linked to 1-(4-chlorobenzhydryl)piperazine has been reported. Ten mixture libraries, each containing 5 components, were synthesized in 4 steps from N-BOC-iminodiacetic acid anhydride. Antibradykinin effects of the mixture and individual libraries were compared using guinea-pig ileum smooth muscle. The changes in the inhibition were also observed by testing the combination of two different compounds from the same library. We found out the correlation between the inhibition of mixtures and that of individual libraries. It is possible to choose the mixtures with relatively high inhibitory effects to find out the most effective individual compound for further synthesis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.191-192
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• 2002

Angiotensin I converting enzyme [EC 3.4.15.11 (ACE) is important in the maintenance of blood pressure. The enzyme removes histidyl-leucine from angiotensin I to form the blood-vessel-constricting octapeptide, angiotensin II, and degrades vasodilative bradykinin in blood vessels and stimulates e release of aldosterone in the adrenal cortex. (omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.90-91
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• 2002

The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) generates the powerful vasoconstrictor angiotensin II by removing the C-terminal dipeptide from the precursor decapeptide angiotensin I (1). The enzyme also inactivates the vasodilator bradykinin (2). There have been many studies on ACE inhibitory substances as functional in food, and ACE inhibitory peptides were isolated (3-5). (omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.135.2-135
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• 2003

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II by cleaving C-terminal dipeptide of angiotensin I and inactivates bradykinin. ACE inhibitors have been screened from various food sources since the inhibitors decrease blood pressure. Therefore, in this study, an ACE inhibitor was isolated and purified from squid ink using membrane filtration, gel permeation chromatography, normal phase HPLC, and fast protein liquid chromatography. The purified inhibitor was identified to be a molecular mass of 294 by mass spectrometry, and to have IC$\sub$50/ value of 4.9 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL.

• The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.279-284
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• 1995

The aim of the present study was to know whether exogenously administered nitric oxide (NO) may differently modulate muscle mechanics between heart and aorta. We used PIANO method to generate NO. In isolated rat atrial tissues, neither heart rate nor contractility was affected by PIANO $(STZ,\;30{\sim}100\;{\mu}M)$. Only high concentration $(100\;{\mu}M)$ of 8-bromo cyclic GMP slightly depressed cardiac contractility. However, the same concentrations of 8-Br cGMP and PIANO significantly relaxed the rat thoracic aorta contracted with phenylephrine $(0.1\;{\mu}M)$. In isolated rabbit cardiac atrial myocytes, the amplitude of calcium currents were decreased in the whole voltage range by the presence of streptozotocin, which was further potentiated by UV light. Calcium currents were also decreased in those preparations treated with bradykinin, nitroprusside and 8-Br cGMP. These findings suggest that exogenous NO may modulate calcium current in cardiac myocyte. However, it remains why this does not affect myocardial contractility and heart rate. We concluded that NO may differently regulate calcium signal between aorta and heart muscle.

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.40-46
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• 1998

We investigated the influence of the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer on the secretion of catecholamines from bovine adrenal chromaffin cells, which are used as a model of nervous systems. In two major parts extracted from the ginseng root, the crude saponin fraction, but not the non-saponin fraction, reduced the secretion from the cells, stimulated by acetylcholine (ACh). Ginseng saponins (ginsenosides) are classified into three groups, the panaxadiol, the panaxatriol and the oleanolic acid groups, on the basis of the chemical structures of their saponins. Both the panaxadiol and the panaxatriol saponins, excluding only one oleanolic acid saponin ginsenoside-Ro, generally reduced the ACh-evoked secretion. The inhibitory effects of the panaxatriol were much stronger than those of the panaxadiol. However, ginsenoside-Rg, and -Rh3 in the panaxadiol saponins were the potent inhibitors comparable to the panaxatriol saponins. Ginsenoside-Rg2 in the panaxatriol was the most effective. It is probable that the ginsenoside inhibition of the catecholamine secretion is due to the suppression of the function of the nicotinic ACh receptor-cation channels. On the other hand, ginsenoside-Rg2 did not affect the angiotensin II-, the bradykinin-, the histamine- and the neurotensin- induced catecholamine secretions from the chromaffin cells and the muscarine- and the histamine- induced contraction of the ileum in guinea-pigs. Ginsenoside-Rbl, a panaxadiol saponin, and ginsenoside-Ro had no or only a slight effect on them. On the contrary, ginsenoside-Rg3 not only competitively inhibited the muscarine-induced ileum contraction but also reduced the angiotensin R -, the bradykinin-, the histamine- and the neurotensin-induced catecholamine secretions. Thus, the ginseng root contains active ingredients, namely some ginsensides, which suppress the responses induced by receptor stimulation. The inhibitory effects of ginseng saponins may be one of the action mechanisms for the pharmacological effects of the Panax ginseng root.