Abstract
In this study, we found that antihypertensive di-peptide Val-Tyr (VY) showed a vascular relaxation effect in KCl-induced contraction of thoracic aorta rings from 18-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats among di-peptides of VY, Ile-Tyr, and Tyr-Val irrespective of their angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity. The effect was endothelium-independent, and was closely associated with vascular responses in the vascular smooth muscle layer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2292-2295 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry