bradykinin (1 3)

Bradykinin (1-3) is a fragment of Bradykinin, which activates pain receptors.

EDHF (endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor) is an unidentified mediator released from vascular endothelial cells in response to acetylcholine and bradykinin which is distinct from the NOS- (nitric oxide) and COX-derived (prostacyclin) vasodilators.[1],[2]Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids produces epoxides such as (±)14(15)-EET which are prime candidates for the actual active mediator.[3] However, the CYP450 metabolites of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid have been little studied relative to arachidonate epoxygenase metabolites. (±)16(17)-EpDPA is the DHA homolog of (±)14(15)-EpETrE, derived via epoxidation of the 16,17-double bond of DHA. The EDHF activity of (±)16(17)-EpDPA has not yet been determined. The epoxygenase metabolites of DHA have also been detected in a mouse inflammation model.[4]

Zofenoprilat, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE; IC50 = 8 nM for rabbit lung enzyme) inhibitor and the active metabolite of the prodrug zofenopril, effectively counters angiotensin I- or bradykinin-induced contractions in isolated guinea pig ileum (EC50s = 3 and 1 nM, respectively). At a concentration of 10 nM, Zofenoprilat not only diminishes basal endothelin-1 secretion and nitric oxide (NO) production but also safeguards against TNF-α-stimulated increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reductions in glutathione (GSH) levels within human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Furthermore, at 10 µM, it delivers protection to primary human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells from doxorubicin-induced toxicity and enhances hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production, along with the adhesion, migration, and proliferation of HUVECs. Additionally, Zofenoprilat (400 µM) mitigates end diastolic pressure and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, demonstrating therapeutic potential in a Langendorff isolated perfused rat heart model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

1. Artemitin (Erianthin) has anti-inflammatory activity. 2. Artemitin (Erianthin) protects endothelial function by acting as antioxidant and antiapoptotic agent and through the activation of ERK1/2 and Akt. 3. Intravenous injection of Artemitin (Erianthin)(.75 mg/kg) significantly reduces the hypertensive response to angiotensin I while increases the average length of bradykinin-induced hypotension.