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Query: UNIPROT:P01185 (vasopressin)
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ABBOTT-81282, 4-(N-butyl-N-[(2-'-[1H-tetrazol-5yl]biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]ami no) pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid is a novel nonpeptide angiotensin II (AII) antagonist. In vivo studies were performed to evaluate ABBOTT-81282 for its antihypertensive effect, pharmacological mechanism(s) of action, and cardiovascular safety. In the conscious renal artery-ligated (RAL) hypertensive rat, a model of high renin hypertension, ABBOTT-81282 (1-10 mg/kg p.o. and 0.1-1.0 mg/kg i.v.) lowered mean arterial pressure (MAP) in a dose-dependent manner with the ED30 values of 2.2 mg/kg for p.o. administration and 0.08 mg/kg for i.v. administration. At 10 mg/kg p.o., ABBOTT-81282 lowered blood pressure in the RAL rat (delta MAP 66 +/- 9 mm Hg from control MAP 167 +/- 7 mm Hg, n = 6) to a normotensive level (MAP, 115 +/- 5 mm Hg) for greater than 24 h and did not change heart rate. The i.v. administration of 1 mg/kg of ABBOTT-81282 also produced a sustained, long-lasting decrease (delta MAP 27-52 mm Hg) in blood pressure that was significantly different from the vehicle group at 8 h postdosing (143 +/- 3 mm Hg, n = 4 for ABBOTT-81282 vs. 181 +/- 3 mm Hg, n = 6 for vehicle group, p < 0.01). When blood pressure in the renal hypertensive rat was maximally lowered (delta MAP 72 +/- 9 mm Hg, n = 4) following the 1 mg/kg i.v. dose (cumulative) of ABBOTT-81282, additional administration of captopril (3 mg/kg i.v.) produced no further decline in blood pressure. In the conscious normotensive rat, 10 mg/kg p.o. of ABBOTT-81282 had no effect on basal MAP (119 +/- 3 vs. 115 +/- 4 mm Hg, pre- vs. 3.5 h postdosing, n = 4) and heart rate (364 +/- 18 vs. 363 +/- 14 beats/min, pre- vs. 3.5 h postdosing, n = 4) but inhibited the AII (0.1 micrograms/kg i.v.)-induced increase in MAP by 64-70%, while the MAP responses to norepinephrine (0.3 micrograms/kg i.v.), vasopressin (0.03 IU/kg i.v.) and bradykinin (3 micrograms/kg i.v.) remained intact. ABBOTT-81282 was also administered to conscious normotensive rats (n = 4) instrumented with ECG telemetry transmitters. At an i.v. dose of 10 mg/kg, which is 125 times greater than the i.v. ED30, ABBOTT-81282 caused a minimal decrease (< 14%) in MAP and had no effect on ECG waveforms. These data demonstrate that ABBOTT-81282 is a safe and efficacious antihypertensive agent with selective AII antagonism.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Antihypertensive activity of ABBOTT-81282, a nonpeptide angiotensin II antagonist, in the renal hypertensive rat. 841 68

The ubiquitously expressed canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) ion channels are considered important in Ca2+ signal generation, but their mechanisms of activation and roles remain elusive. Whereas most studies have examined overexpressed TRPC channels, we used molecular, biochemical, and electrophysiological approaches to assess the expression and function of endogenous TRPC channels in A7r5 smooth muscle cells. Real time PCR and Western analyses reveal TRPC6 as the only member of the diacylglycerol-responsive TRPC3/6/7 subfamily of channels expressed at significant levels in A7r5 cells. TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC5 were also abundant. An outwardly rectifying, nonselective cation current was activated by phospholipase C-coupled vasopressin receptor activation or by the diacylglycerol analogue, oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG). Introduction of TRPC6 small interfering RNA sequences into A7r5 cells by electroporation led to 90% reduction of TRPC6 transcript and 80% reduction of TRPC6 protein without any detectable compensatory changes in the expression of other TRPC channels. The OAG-activated nonselective cation current was similarly reduced by TRPC6 RNA interference. Intracellular Ca2+ measurements using fura-2 revealed that thapsigargin-induced store-operated Ca2+ entry was unaffected by TRPC6 knockdown, whereas vasopressin-induced Ca2+ entry was suppressed by more than 50%. In contrast, OAG-induced Ca2+ transients were unaffected by TRPC6 knockdown. Nevertheless, OAG-induced Ca2+ entry bore the hallmarks of TRPC6 function; it was inhibited by protein kinase C and blocked by the Src-kinase inhibitor, 4-amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-(t-butyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine (PP2). Importantly, OAG-induced Ca2+ entry was blocked by the potent L-type Ca2+ channel inhibitor, *nimodipine. Thus, TRPC6 activation probably results primarily in Na ion entry and depolarization, leading to activation of L-type channels as the mediators of Ca2+ entry. Calculations reveal that even 90% reduction of TRPC6 channels would allow depolarization sufficient to activate L-type channels. This tight coupling between TRPC6 and L-type channels is probably important in mediating smooth muscle cell membrane potential and muscle contraction.
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PMID:Role of endogenous TRPC6 channels in Ca2+ signal generation in A7r5 smooth muscle cells. 1620 51

Leucine aminopeptidases (LAPs) are metallopeptidases that cleave N-terminal residues from proteins and peptides. While hydrolyzing Leu substrates, LAPs often have a broader specificity. LAPs are members of the M1 or M17 peptidase families, and therefore the LAP nomenclature is complex. LAPs are often viewed as cell maintenance enzymes with critical roles in turnover of peptides. In mammals, the M17 and M1 enzymes with LAP activity contribute to processing peptides for MHC I antigen presentation, processing of bioactive peptides (oxytocin, vasopressin, enkephalins), and vesicle trafficking to the plasma membrane. In microbes, the M17 LAPs have a role in proteolysis and have also acquired the ability to bind DNA. This property enables LAPs to serve as transcriptional repressors to control pyrimidine, alginate and cholera toxin biosynthesis, as well as mediate site-specific recombination events in plasmids and phages. In plants the roles of the M17 LAPs and the peptidases related to M1 LAPs are being elucidated. Roles in defense, membrane transport of auxin receptors, and meiosis have been implicated.
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PMID:Leucine aminopeptidases: diversity in structure and function. 1713 98

cDNA clones corresponding to the vasotocin precursor polypeptide were isolated from a chicken hypothalamic library and sequenced. The derived amino-acid sequence indicates a precursor of comparable structural organization to that described for members of the vasotocin/vasopressin gene family from other species. Unlike in mammals the C-terminal glycopeptide moiety appears not be cleaved off from the neurophysin. Subsequent screening of a chicken genomic library permitted an analysis also of the vasotocin gene structure and exonic composition. The 5'region upstream of the first exon was sequenced and revealed an unusual pattern of 49 repetitive -YYCYCYAAAYY- motifs, together with a polyadenyl region supporting a bend in the DNA, and a long pyrimidine-rich sequence. Three AP2-like elements, identified in the mammalian vasopressin gene, were also observed in the immediate upstream region. There was no obvious homology to the promoter regions of the known oxytocin genes, nor to any other sequence deposited in available databases, nor to other known cis-elements.
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PMID:The chicken vasotocin gene. 2155 35