Abstract
PD 069185 is a highly selective and structurally novel inhibitor of endothelin converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1). PD 069185 is a trisubstituted quinazoline with an IC50 value of 0.9 ± 0.1 μM for inhibition of human ECE-1 from the solubilized membrane fraction of CHO cells stably transfected with human ECE-1 cDNA. Kinetic analysis revealed that PD 069185 is best fit with a competitive inhibition model with a K(i) value of 1.1 ± 0.1 μM and binds in a reversible manner. The closely related enzyme, ECE-2, is not inhibited at up to 100 μM PD 069185. In addition, PD 069185 at 200-300 μM has little effect on other metalloproteases, such as neutral endopeptidase 24.11, stromelysin, gelatinase A, and collagenase, showing a high ECE-1 specificity. Data are also presented to show that this series of inhibitors are effective in inhibiting ECE-1 in intact cells and in attenuating the increase in perfusion pressure induced by big ET-1 in isolated rat mesentery. These non-peptidic ECE-1 inhibitors should serve as a valuable tool to study the pathophysiological role of endothelin and the therapeutic potential of ECE-1 inhibitors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 184-190 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 243 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 4 1998 |
Keywords
- Big endothelin
- Endothelin
- Endothelin converting enzyme
- Quinazoline
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology