Abstract
Hypertension is characterized by systemic microvascular endothelial dysfunction, in part due to a functional absence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-mediated endothelium-dependent dilation. Treatment with a sulfhydryl-donating ACE inhibitor (SH-ACE inhibitor) improves endothelial function in preclinical models of hypertension. To date, no studies have directly assessed the effects of SH-ACE-inhibitor treatment on H2S-dependent vasodilation in humans with hypertension. We hypothesized that SH-ACE-inhibitor treatment would improve H2S-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Ten adults with hypertension [1 woman and 9 men; 56 ± 9 yr; systolic blood pressure (SBP): 141 ± 8.5 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure (DBP): 90.3 ± 6 mmHg] were treated (16 wk) with the SH-ACE-inhibitor captopril. Red blood cell flux (laser-Doppler flowmetry) was measured continuously during graded intradermal microdialysis perfusion of the endothelium-dependent agonist acetylcholine (ACh; 10-10 to 10-1 M) alone (control) and in combination with an inhibitor of enzymatic H2S production [10-3 M aminooxyacetate (AOAA)] preintervention and postintervention. Cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC; flux/mmHg) was calculated and normalized to the site-specific maximal CVC (0.028 M sodium nitroprusside and local heat to 43°C). Area under the curve was calculated using the trapezoid method. The 16-wk SH-ACE-inhibitor treatment resulted in a reduction of blood pressure (systolic BP: 129 ± 10 mmHg; diastolic BP: 81 ± 9 mmHg, both P < 0.05). Preintervention, inhibition of H2S production had no effect on ACh-induced vasodilation (316 ± 40 control vs. 322 ± 35 AU AOAA; P = 0.82). Captopril treatment improved ACh-induced vasodilation (316 ± 40 pre vs. 399 ± 55 AU post; P = 0.04) and increased the H2S-dependent component of ACh-induced vasodilation (pre: -6.6 ± 65.1 vs. post: 90.2 ± 148.3 AU, P = 0.04). These data suggest that SH-ACE-inhibitor antihypertensive treatment improves cutaneous microvascular endothelium-dependent vasodilation in adults with hypertension, in part via H2S-dependent mechanisms.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This is the first study to prospectively assess the effects of sulfhydryl antihypertensive treatment on microvascular endothelial function in adults with hypertension. Our data suggest that 16 wk of SH-ACE-inhibitor antihypertensive treatment improves cutaneous microvascular endothelium-dependent vasodilation in middle-aged adults with hypertension, in part via H2S-dependent mechanisms.
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