Antihypertensive Effects of Nicotianamine from Soybean Broth in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

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The effect of the ACE inhibitor nicotianamine (NA), from soybean broth (SB), on blood pressure was investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) upon single and long-term administration. The IC50 value of NA from SB was 0.69 μmol/L. Single oral dose of NA (0.9 mg, 4.5 mg and 9.0 mg/kg body weight) decreased blood pressure 1 h after administration, and blood pressure returned to the control level 3 h after administration. Long-term oral dose of NA (0.9 mg and 4.5 mg/kg body weight) decreased blood pressure for 4 weeks after administration, while that of NA (9.0 mg/kg body weight) was decreased for the full 8-weeks feeding period. At 8 weeks after administration, serum NA content in SHR was determined by amino acid analyzer and revealed that NA was not detected in the blood of SHR (0.9 mg and 4.5 mg/kg body weight group), while 32.6 ± 7.3 μg/dL NA was detected in the 9.0 mg/kg body weight group. It was suggested that NA absorbed from the intestine decreased the systolic blood pressure (SBP) in SHR, and an appropriate NA level (9.0 mg/kg body weight group) may provide long-term antihypertensive effects upon administration.
2009-09-01