Receptor-mediated angiotensin II transcytosis by brain microvessel endothelial cells

Autor: Jayna M. Rose, Kenneth L. Audus
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Peptides. 19(6)
ISSN: 0196-9781
Popis: Angiotensin II (Ang II) uptake and transport across monolayers of bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells (BMECs) was demonstrated. Ang II transport was linear up to 2 h, saturable with a K m of 1.7 nM, and tended to be polarized with the apical-to-basolateral transport being greater. [ 3 H]Ang II transport was found to be inhibited by excess unlabeled Ang II, by the Ang II analog sarathrin, and by the endocytic inhibitor phenylarsine oxide. Ang II-(2–8) and-(3–8) were shown to significantly increase the transport of Ang II. These results demonstrate for the first time the receptor-mediated transcytosis of Ang II across brain microvessel endothelium.
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