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Kosacka, J.* ; Berger, C.* ; Ceglarek, U.* ; Hoffmann, A. ; Blüher, M. ; Klöting, N.

Ramipril reduces acylcarnitines and distinctly increases angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 expression in lungs of rats.

Metabolites 12:293 (2022)

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The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor has been identified as the entry receptor for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is abundantly expressed in many organs. With respect to the role of circulating ACE2 and its receptor expression in the pathogenesis of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, it is still debated whether diseases such as hypertension or pharmacotherapies, including ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers that affect ACE2 receptor expression, may modulate the severity and outcome of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We therefore tested the hypothesis that treatment with the ACE inhibitor Ramipril affects organ-specific ACE2 receptor mRNA and protein expression as well as the serum metabolome in BioBreeding (BB) rats. Twelve male BioBreeding rats were randomly divided into a Ramipril (10 mg/kg body weight) treatment group or a control group (N = 12; n = 6 per group) over a period of seven days. Ramipril treatment resulted in the reduction of acylcarnitines (C3–C6) out of 64 metabolites. Among the different organs studied, only in the lungs did Ramipril treatment significantly increase both Ace2 mRNA and ACE2 receptor membrane protein levels. Increased ACE2 receptor lung expression after Ramipril treatment was not associated with differences in ACE2 serum concentrations between experimental groups. Our data provide experimental in vivo evidence that the ACE inhibitor Ramipril selectively increases pulmonary ACE2 receptor mRNA and protein levels and reduces acylcarnitines.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Ace2 ; C3m ; C4m ; C5m ; Lungs ; Ramipril ; Sars-cov-2

ISSN (print) / ISBN 2218-1989

e-ISSN 2218-1989

Journal Metabolites

Quellenangaben Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Article Number: 293

Publisher MDPI

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)