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Reinventing the ACE Inhibitors: Some Old and New Implications of ACE Inhibition Hypertension Research (2010) 33, 11–21 & 2010 The Japanese Society of Hypertension All rights reserved 0916-9636/10 $32.00 www.nature.com/hr REVIEW Reinventing the ACE inhibitors: some old and new implications of ACE inhibition Kashif Hanif1, Hemant K Bid2 and Rituraj Konwar2 Since their inception, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been used as first-line therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular and renal diseases. They restore the balance between the vasoconstrictive salt-retentive and hypertrophy-causing peptide angiotensin II (Ang II) and bradykinin, a vasodilatory and natriuretic peptide. As ACE is a promiscuous enzyme, ACE inhibitors alter the metabolism of a number of other vasoactive substances. ACE inhibitors decrease systemic vascular resistance without increasing heart rate and promote natriuresis. They have been proven effective in the treatment of hypertension, and reduce mortality in congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction. They inhibit ischemic events and stabilize plaques. Furthermore, they delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy and neuropathy and act as antioxidants. Ongoing studies have elucidated protective roles for them in both memory-related disorders and cancer. Lastly, N- and C-domain selective ACE inhibitors have led to new uses for ACE inhibitors. Hypertension Research (2010) 33, 11–21; doi:10.1038/hr.2009.184; published online 13 November 2009 Keywords: ACE inhibitors; blood pressure; bradykinin; cancer; memory INTRODUCTION dipeptide from Ang I and bradykinin, thus interacting with RAS and In recent years, stressful and fiercely competitive lifestyles and food the kallikrein–kinin system simultaneously. habits have compounded the problems of hypertension. Long-stand- It can be concluded that ACE has a pivotal role in the balance ing and stressful, progressively rising hypertension can lead to many between vasodilatory and natriuretic properties of bradykinin, and disorders, including myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular vasoconstrictive and salt-retentive properties of Ang II. An increase in events, congestive heart failure, peripheral arterial insufficiency, pre- ACE activity disturbs this delicate balance and promotes vasoconstric- mature mortality1 and renal dysfunction leading to glomerulosclerosis tive and salt-retentive Ang II (Figure 1) and decreases vasodilatory and and kidney artery aneurysm.2 natriuretic bradykinin. The ACEis restore this balance by decreasing A number of therapies are available, but angiotensin-converting the formation of Ang II and the degradation of bradykinin (Figure 2). enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been the preferred first-line therapy for A number of ACEis are currently in the market. The ACEis differ in hypertension, congestive heart failure, left ventricular (LV) systolic the chemical structure of their active moieties, as well as in their dysfunction and MI.3,4 ACE inhibitors (ACEis) have been in use for potency, bioavailability, plasma half-life, route of elimination, distri- the past two decades, and the interest in them is still growing. bution and affinity for tissue-bound ACE, and whether they are Recently, the discovery of domain-selective ACEis and new members administered as prodrugs. The ACEis may be classified into three of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) (that is, angiotensin-convert- groups according to the chemical structure of their active moiety. ing enzyme 2) have again fueled the interest of researchers. Some new Captopril is the prototype of the sulfhydryl-containing ACEis; others studies have expanded the already impressive clinical profile of ACEis. are fentiapril, pivalopril, zofenopril and alacepril. Fosinopril is the only This review traces some already known and new facets of ACE ACE inhibitor containing a phosphinyl group as its reactive moiety. inhibition and introduces new advances in the designing of a new The majority of other ACEis, like lisinopril, enalapril and perindopril, generation of ACEis. contain a carboxyl moiety.6 ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ACE INHIBITION The ACE (or kininase II) is a bivalent dipeptidyl carboxyl metallo- Essential hypertension peptidase, which is a membrane enzyme in endothelial, epithelial and According to The Joint National Committee (JNC) VII, ACEis are one neuroepithelial cells and the brain; it is also present in a soluble form of the first-line drugs for hypertension. Patients with stage-I hyper- in blood and numerous body fluids.5 ACE cleaves the C-terminal tension (systolic blood pressure (BP): 140–159 or diastolic BP: 1Division of Pharmacology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India and 2Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Correspondence: Dr K Hanif, Division of Pharmacology, Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR), PO Box 173, Lucknow 226001, India. E-mail: [email protected] Received 30 April 2009; revised 15 August 2009; accepted 30 August 2009; published online 13 November 2009 Pharmacological profile of ACE inhibitors KHanifet al 12 Renin Angiotensinogen Angiotensin I ACE Angiotensin II Vascular Renal tissue Myocardium Adrenal Gland Brain smooth muscle Contraction + Hypertrophy Aldosteronesecretion Vasopressin Vasoconstriction Na and water retention Catecholamine secretion secretion Growth prompting factor Thirst BLOOD PRESSURE REGULTATION Figure 1 Classical view of the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) on angiotensin (Ang) I and the effect of Ang II on different tissues. Prostacyclin AngI NO Bradykinin ACE inhibitor AngII Inactive AT1 blocker peptide AT1R AT2R Metal PAI-1* SH-group* Chelating* PI3-AKT survivin TGF beta MAPK ROS Angiostatin Scavenge EGFR Integrins free radical* Caspase-3/9 VEGF & VGEFR2 Cytokines and ERK1/2 Chemokines Anti-angiogenesis Angiogenesis Inhibit Proliferation Inflammation Inhibit MMP VEGF Adhesion & Invasion Angiogenesis * Not known for all ACE inhibitor Adhesion & Invasion Figure 2 Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition on blood pressure and independent actions of angiotensin (Ang II). 90–99 mmHg) should be treated with ACEis.7 The Antihypertensive ACEis are effective in lowering the mean, systolic and diastolic and Lipid Lowering Therapy in Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) also pressures in hypertensive patients as well as in salt-depleted normo- suggests the use of ACEis as initial therapy alone or in combination tensive subjects.9–11 The acute change in BP correlates with pretreat- with thiazide diuretics, with an overall response of 50–70% in mild to ment plasma renin activity and angiotensin levels, such that the moderate disease.8 greatest reductions in BP are seen in patients with the highest plasma Hypertension Research Pharmacological profile of ACE inhibitors KHanifet al 13 renin activity.12–15 In support of this, co-administration of drugs that due to systolic dysfunction.38–42 The reduction in mortality has even increase plasma renin activity, such as diuretics, abolishes the racial been seen in patients with asymptomatic LV dysfunction.43,44 This differences in response to ACEis.16 However, with long-term therapy, a reduction in mortality results primarily from a reduction in the greater percentage of patients achieve a decrease in BP, and the progression of congestive heart failure,38,40,41 although the incidence antihypertensive effect no longer correlates with pretreatment plasma of sudden death40 and MI43may also decrease. renin activity.13–15 The mechanism for this increased efficacy with Although ACEis improve outcome in patients with systolic chronic administration is not clear but may involve the kallikrein– dysfunction, many patients with hypertension experience congestive kinin system or production of vasodilatory prostaglandins.16 heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction related to LV hypertrophy. In One of the characteristics of ACEis is that they lower peripheral animal models, ACEis have been shown to reverse ventricular vascular resistance without causing a compensatory increase in heart remodeling by blocking the trophic effects of Ang II on cardiac rate17–20 or changing baroreceptor activity.21 They also show lack of myocytes.45,46 The ACEis have been shown to reverse LV hypertrophy reflex tachycardia22 and cause inhibition of the normal tonic influence in patients with hypertension.19,47,48 A meta-analysis of the effects of of Ang II on the sympathetic nervous system.23 During ACE inhibi- several antihypertensive agents suggested that ACEis were the most tion, heart rate responses to postural changes and exercise are not effective agent for reducing LV hypertrophy.49 impaired.24 Myocardial infarction Atherosclerosis Animal models and human studies demonstrated that ACEis attenuate In a recent study, it was observed that the antiatherosclerotic effect of LV remodeling after MI. Subsequently, large, randomized, controlled quinapril is more potent than that of losartan in hypertensive patients, trials have shown that ACEis reduce cardiovascular and all-cause as quinapril reduced carotid artery intima-media thickness by a larger mortality, prevent or delay the onset of heart failure, and decrease extent in patients with mild-to-moderate arterial hypertension than the risk of stroke after a MI.50 Early ACE inhibitor treatment (p36 h did losartan.25 post-MI) is associated with significantly lower mortality both in the Experimental evidence shows that ACE inhibition can retard the first week and in the first month after MI.51
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