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  • Title: The in vitro and in vivo effects of enkephalins and beta-endorphin on ACE activity in mice.
    Author: Koyuncuoğlu H, Enginar N, Hatipoğlu I.
    Journal: Pharmacol Res Commun; 1986 Mar; 18(3):301-9. PubMed ID: 3014570.
    Abstract:
    The in vitro and in vivo effects of naloxone (NAL) and endogenous opioids namely methionine and leucine enkephalins (MET-ENK, LEU-ENK) and beta-endorphin (BETA-END) on the brain and lung angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activities were investigated. All three peptides dose -dependently inhibited ACE activity in vitro except 10(-5) M concentration of BETA-END which increased the lung ACE activity. NAL which intensified the in vitro inhibitory effect of the used opioids showed an antagonistic effect on the in vivo suppressive effect of BETA-END on both brain and lung ACE activities whereas it had neither antagonistic nor synergistic effect on the in vivo inhibiting effect of MET-ENK and LEU-ENK on the lung ACE activity. The results were consistent with those obtained by using morphine and NAL. As a result the possible contributory action of the excessively released endogenous opioids to overcome shock via their inhibiting effect on ACE was discussed.
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