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Three main components in plasma proteases and their relation to the renin-angiotensin system
Authors:T Aoyagi  T Wada  F Kojima  M Nagai  S Harada  T Takeuchi  K Tsunoda  K Abe  K Yoshinaga
Affiliation:Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:The relation of plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma levels of angiotensin I (AI) and II (AII) to those of various proteases, including eight endopeptidases and four aminopeptidases, was investigated in 51 normal control subjects. The multivariate study using factor analysis showed that the plasma proteases can be classified into three main components: the aminopeptidase, the plasmin, and the kinin-kallikrein. PRA and AI were related almost exclusively to the aminopeptidase component, while the AII level was related not only to the same component but also to the kallikrein-kinin component. This kind of multivariate study may help in the elucidation of the role of proteases and bioactive peptides, such as angiotensin derivatives, in essential hypertension through a comparison of multivariate relationships in controls and patients.
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