Description | Losartan(potassium)isanangiotensinIIreceptorantagonist,competingwiththebindingofangiotensinIItoAT1receptorswithIC50of20nM. |
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IC50&Target | IC50:20nM(angiotensinII) |
InVitro | LosartancompeteswiththebindingofangiotensinIItoAT1receptors.Theconcentrationthatinhibits50%ofthebindingofangiotensinII(IC50)is20nM[1].Losartan(40 μM)affectsISCbutpreventstheeffectofANGIIonISC[2].LosartansignificantlyreducesAngII-mediatedcellproliferationinendometrialcancercells.Thecombinationoflosartanandanti-miR-155hasasignificantlygreaterantiproliferativeeffectcomparedtoeachdrugalone[3]. |
InVivo | Losartan(0.6g/L,p.o.)-treatedFbn1C1039G/+miceshowareductionindistalairspacecaliberrelativetoplacebo-treatedFbn1C1039G/+animals.Thedosesoflosartanandpropranololaretitratedtoachievecomparablehemodynamiceffects.AnalysisofpSmad2nuclearstainingrevealsthatlosartanantagonizesTGF-βsignalingintheaorticwallofFbn1C1039G/+mice.Losartancanimprovediseasemanifestationsinthelungs,aneventthatcannotplausIBLyrelatetoimprovedhemodynamics[4].Losartan(10mg/kg,intraarterialinjection)increasesbloodangiotensinlevelsfour-tosixfold.Losartan(10mg/kg,i.p.)increasesplasmareninlevels100-fold;plasmaangiotensinogenlevelsdecreasesto24%ofcontrol;andplasmaaldosteronelevelsareunchanged[5]. |
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CellAssay [3] | AnMTTassayisusedtomeasurecellproliferationandviABIlity.Fortheassay,5000cellsin200 μLmediaperwellareseededina96wellplate.Afterovernightincubationtoallowforcellattachment,themediumisremovedbysuction.MTTat1 mg/mLconcentrationinserum-freemediumisaddedandthenincubatedfor4 hat37°C.AfterremovalofMTTsolution,100 μLofDMSOisaddedtodissolveformazancrystals.Absorbanceat570 nmandat600 nmasareferenceisthenmeasuredusingamicroplatereader.Thedifferenceinabsorbanceisthusrelativetotheextentofcellsurvival.MCEhasnotindependentlyconfirmedtheaccuracyofthesemethods.Theyareforreferenceonly. AnimalAdministration | [4] Losartanisformulatedinwater. FemaleFbn1C1039G/+miceundergotimedmatingswithwild-typemalemice.At14.5dpost-coitum,pregnantfemaleFbn1C1039G/+micearetreatedwithorallosartan(0.6g/Lindrinkingwater;n=10),propranolol(0.5g/L;n=6)orplacebo(n=12).Therapyiscontinuedthroughoutlactationandafterweaninguntil10monthsofage.Micearesacrificedandexaminedusingthetechniquesdescribedabove.Propranololisusedforcomparisonwithlosartanbecauseβ-adrenergicreceptorblockadeisthecurrentalbeitcontroversialstandardofcaretomodulateabnormalgrowthoftheaorticrootinMFS.Beginningat7weeksofage,wild-typeandFbn1C1039G/+micearetreatedwithorallosartan(0.6g/Lindrinkingwater;n=5),propranolol(0.5g/L;n=7)orplacebo(n=10).Micearecontinuedonoraltherapyfor6monthsandthensacrificed.MCEhasnotindependentlyconfirmedtheaccuracyofthesemethods.Theyareforreferenceonly. References |
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