Abstract
In an attempt to obtain information about the arterial lysosomal enzymes in hypertension, we biochemically investigated acid phosphatase (Ac-Pase) activity in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and the effects of various antihypertensive drugs. Ac-Pase activity in SHR was always higher than that in age-matched control rats. The enzyme activity tended to increase progressively with advancing age, a tendency which was more pronounced in SHR than in control rats. The aging process expressed by the Ac-Pase activity seems to be accelerated under hypertensive conditions. Antihypertensive drugs such as reserpine, hydrochlorothiazide, hydralazine and propranolol significantly suppressed the rise of blood pressure and decreased the aortic Ac-Pace activity in SHR. In particular reserpine and propranolol lowered Ac-Pase activity more effectively than it did blood pressure. Hypertension as well as catecholamine seem to be involved in the increase in the aortic lysosomal enzyme activity in SHR.
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