Article
Species variation in pulmonary endothelial aminopeptidase P activity.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Dec 1991
Chen X, Orfanos S E, Ryan J W, Chung A Y, Hess D C, Catravas J D
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary endothelial aminopeptidase P (AmP) may be an important contributor to the inactivation of circulating bradykinin in certain species. To examine this possibility, we measured AMP activity in vivo and in vitro using Arg-Pro-Pro-[3H]benzylamide (3H-APPB) as substrate under conditions of first order enzyme kinetics. Utilizing multiple indicator dilution techniques, metabolism of 3H-APPB to Arg and...
Topics
- Aminopeptidases
- Animals
- Cats
- Cattle
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Kidney
- Kinetics
- Lung
