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Comparative Study
. 2002 Aug;65(4):182-6.
doi: 10.1159/000064341.

Inhibition of angiotesin-converting enzyme by quercetin alters the vascular response to brandykinin and angiotensin I

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Comparative Study

Inhibition of angiotesin-converting enzyme by quercetin alters the vascular response to brandykinin and angiotensin I

L P N Häckl et al. Pharmacology. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

Quercetin, one of the most widely distributed flavonoids in the plant kingdom, inhibits various enzymes. This study examined its inhibitory effect on the angiotensin-converting enzyme activity through the cardiovascular response to bradykinin and angiotensin I. Quercetin pre-treatment (88.7 micromol/kg p.o., 45 min; 14.7 micromol/kg i.v., 5 min) significantly potentiated the hypotensive effect of bradykinin (10 nmol/kg i.v.). This association was significantly attenuated by an antagonist of the B2 receptor. In addition, the hypertensive response to angiotensin I (0.1 nmol/kg i.v.) was significantly reduced by quercetin pretreatment using the same parameters as before. These results suggest an inhibitory effect of quercetin on the angiotensin-converting enzyme activity, similar to that of captopril. Quercetin was equally effective when given orally or intravenously.

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