AIM: To investigate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) on intraocular growth factors and their receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabet...AIM: To investigate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) on intraocular growth factors and their receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS: Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: control, diabetes mellitus (DM), candesartan- treated DM, and enalapril-treated DM (each group, n---10). After the induction of DM by streptozotocin, candesartan [ARB, 5 mg/(kg · d)] and enalapril [ACEI, 10 mg/(kg · d)] were administered to rats orally for 4Wko Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiotensin II (Ang II) concentrations in the vitreous were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and VEGF receptor 2 and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ATIR) levels were assessed at week 4 by Western blotting. RESULTS: Vitreous Ang II levels were significantly higher in the DM group and candesartan-treated DM group than in the control (P=0.04 and 0.005, respectively). Vitreous ATIR increased significantly in DM compared to the other three groups (P〈0.007). Candesartan-treated DM rats showed higher vitreal ATIR concentration than the enalapril-treated DM group and control (P〈0.001 and P=0.005, respectively). No difference in vitreous Ang II and ATIR concentration was found between the enalapril- treated DM group and control. VEGF and its receptor were below the minimum detection limit in all 4 groups. CONCLUSION: Increased Ang II and ATIR in the hyperglycemic state indicate activated the intraocular renin-angiotensin system, which is inhibited more effectively by systemic ACEI than systemic ARB.展开更多
基金Supported by Biomedical Research Institute Grant(PNU-2013-0373),Pusan National University Hospital
文摘AIM: To investigate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) on intraocular growth factors and their receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS: Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: control, diabetes mellitus (DM), candesartan- treated DM, and enalapril-treated DM (each group, n---10). After the induction of DM by streptozotocin, candesartan [ARB, 5 mg/(kg · d)] and enalapril [ACEI, 10 mg/(kg · d)] were administered to rats orally for 4Wko Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiotensin II (Ang II) concentrations in the vitreous were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and VEGF receptor 2 and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ATIR) levels were assessed at week 4 by Western blotting. RESULTS: Vitreous Ang II levels were significantly higher in the DM group and candesartan-treated DM group than in the control (P=0.04 and 0.005, respectively). Vitreous ATIR increased significantly in DM compared to the other three groups (P〈0.007). Candesartan-treated DM rats showed higher vitreal ATIR concentration than the enalapril-treated DM group and control (P〈0.001 and P=0.005, respectively). No difference in vitreous Ang II and ATIR concentration was found between the enalapril- treated DM group and control. VEGF and its receptor were below the minimum detection limit in all 4 groups. CONCLUSION: Increased Ang II and ATIR in the hyperglycemic state indicate activated the intraocular renin-angiotensin system, which is inhibited more effectively by systemic ACEI than systemic ARB.