Effect of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor YS980 on prostaglandin synthesis in rabbit kidney medulla slices

Article date: November 1987

By: Yohko Fujimoto, Kohichiro Wada, Mika Kaneko, Tadashi Fujita in Volume 92, Issue 3, pages 479-481

The effect of YS980, an angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor, on the generation of medullary prostaglandins E2 and F was examined. At concentrations of 0.2 mm and below, YS980 enhanced prostaglandin F synthesis at the expense of prostaglandin E2. At concentrations of 0.4 mm or more, YS980 inhibited synthesis of both prostaglandins E2 and F markedly. These results suggest that YS980 has the potential to modulate prostaglandins E2 and F synthesis by the kidney and that this effect may represent some pharmacological action of the drug.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1987.tb11346.x

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