Schieffer Bernhard, Bünte Christoph, Witte Jana, Hoeper Kirsten, Böger Rainer H, Schwedhelm Edzard, Drexler Helmut
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 21;44(2):362-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.065.
We evaluated whether renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade attenuates cardiovascular events.
Because inflammation and enhanced thrombogenesis are hallmarks of atherosclerosis, we assessed whether RAS inhibition elicits anti-inflammatory and anti-aggregatory effects.
Interleukin 6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), metalloprotease 9 (MMP-9), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were determined in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and arterial hypertension six to eight weeks after coronary angioplasty (low-density lipoprotein serum levels <150 mg/dl). Patients were randomized double-blind to either 20 mg enalapril (ENAL, n = 27) or 300 mg irbesartan (IRB, n = 21) for 3 months. Blood samples were drawn at baseline and at three months. Thromboxane A2-induced platelet aggregation was determined turbidimetrically; urine bicyclo-prostaglandin E2 (PGE(2)) and inflammatory markers were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique.
Both treatment regimens enhanced serum IL-10 levels (IRB p < 0.001, ENAL p < 0.03) and reduced serum MMP-9 protein (IRB p < 0.001, ENAL p < 0.05) and MMP-9 activity (IRB p < 0.005, ENAL p < 0.05). Only IRB reduced serum IL-6 and hsCRP levels significantly compared with baseline (p < 0.01), whereas ENAL did not (hsCRP p < 0.02 IRB vs. ENAL, p < 0.01 IRB vs. ENAL). Platelet aggregation was only reduced by IRB (p < 0.001, ENAL p < 0.06, IRB vs. ENAL p < 0.001) while urine PGE(2) levels remained unchanged.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) blockade reduced serum MMP-9 protein/activity to a similar extent, and only AT1 blockade reduced hsCRP, IL-6, and platelet aggregation in patients with CAD. Thus, AT1-blockade appears to exert stronger systemic anti-inflammatory and anti-aggregatory effects compared with ACE inhibition.
我们评估了肾素-血管紧张素系统(RAS)阻断是否能减轻心血管事件。
由于炎症和血栓形成增强是动脉粥样硬化的特征,我们评估了RAS抑制是否具有抗炎和抗聚集作用。
在冠状动脉成形术后六至八周(低密度脂蛋白血清水平<150mg/dl),对患有冠状动脉疾病(CAD)和动脉高血压的患者测定白细胞介素6(IL-6)、高敏C反应蛋白(hsCRP)、金属蛋白酶9(MMP-9)和白细胞介素10(IL-10)。患者被随机双盲分为服用20mg依那普利(ENAL,n = 27)或300mg厄贝沙坦(IRB,n = 21),为期3个月。在基线和三个月时采集血样。通过比浊法测定血栓素A2诱导的血小板聚集;通过酶联免疫吸附测定技术测量尿双环前列腺素E2(PGE(2))和炎症标志物。
两种治疗方案均提高了血清IL-10水平(IRB p<0.001,ENAL p<0.03),并降低了血清MMP-9蛋白(IRB p<0.001,ENAL p<0.05)和MMP-9活性(IRB p<0.005,ENAL p<0.05)。与基线相比,只有IRB显著降低了血清IL-6和hsCRP水平(p<0.01),而ENAL没有(hsCRP p<0.02 IRB与ENAL相比,p<0.01 IRB与ENAL相比)。只有IRB降低了血小板聚集(p<0.001,ENAL p<0.06,IRB与ENAL相比p<0.001),而尿PGE(2)水平保持不变。
血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)抑制和血管紧张素II 1型受体(AT1)阻断在相似程度上降低了血清MMP-9蛋白/活性,并且只有AT1阻断降低了CAD患者的hsCRP、IL-6和血小板聚集。因此,与ACE抑制相比,AT1阻断似乎具有更强的全身抗炎和抗聚集作用。