The Hemodynamic and Metabolic Profiles of Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats Treated with a Single Molecule Triple Vasopeptidase Inhibitor,CGS 35601

Abstract

CGS 35601 is a triple vasopeptidase inhibitor (VPI) of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), neutral endopeptidase (NEP), and endothelin (ET) converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1), with respective IC₅₀ values of 22, 2, and 55 nM. The aim of the present study was to establish the hemodynamic profile of Zucker diabetic fatty (Zdf)-Fatty rats, a high-fat diet gene-prone model developing spontaneous Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the effects of CGS 35601. Male Zdf-Fatty (14 weeks, n = 17–23), Zdf-Lean (14 weeks, n = 8–10), and Wistar (14 weeks, n = 9–10) rats on distinct diets were implanted with a catheter in the left carotid and placed individually in a metabolic cage for 30 days. The hemodynamic profile and some metabolic biomarkers were assessed daily. After a 7-day stabilization period, the Zdf-Fatty rats were divided into two groups: Group 1, controls (n = 7–10) receiving vehicle-saline (250 μl/hr) and Group 2, (n = 10–13) receiving increasing doses of CGS 35601 (0.1, 1, and 5 mg/kg/day × 6 days each, intra-arterially) followed by a 5-day washout period. Mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) of young Zdf-Fatty rats was compared with age-matched Zdf-Lean and Wistar rats, which were found similar. MABP decreased by 5.9% (from baseline at 102 ± 5 to 96 ± 4 mmHg), 12.7% (to 89 ± 6 mmHg) and 21.6% (to 80 ± 4 mmHg), at 0.1, 1, and 5 mg/kg/day, respectively, in CGS 35601-treated Zdf-Fatty rats. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were similarly reduced. The heart rate was not affected. Hyperglycemic status and insulin-resistance were not modulated by short-term treatment. CGS 35601 presented an excellent short-term safety profile. This novel molecule and class of VPI may be of interest for lowering vascular tone. Further long-term studies, once cardiovascular and renal complications have developed in this T2D rat model are warranted to define the efficacy of this class of VPI.

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