Functional analysis of human tissue kallikrein in transgenic mouse models

Hypertension
J Chao, L Chao

Abstract

Clinical studies show that an inverse correlation exists between blood pressure and urinary kallikrein levels. It has been postulated that the tissue kallikrein-kinin system contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure. To test this hypothesis, we have established transgenic mice that overexpress human tissue kallikrein under the promoter control of the mouse metallothionein gene and a liver-targeted albumin gene. These animals secrete human tissue kallikrein in plasma at levels 10- to 40-fold higher than that found in normal human serum, and they are chronically hypotensive. This hypotensive effect can be reversed by the injection of aprotinin, a potent tissue kallikrein inhibitor, or Hoe 140, a specific bradykinin receptor antagonist. Transgenic mice overexpressing human tissue kallikrein show a sustained reduction in blood pressure throughout their life spans, indicating the lack of sufficient compensatory mechanisms to reverse the hypotensive effect of kallikrein. Somatic gene delivery of rat kallikrein-binding protein by muscle injection increases the blood pressure of the hypotensive transgenic mice to levels comparable with those in normotensive control mice. These results indicate that a direct link exists be...Continue Reading

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