Role of angiotensin II in chronic blood pressure control of heterozygous Ren-2 transgenic rats : Peripheral vasoconstriction versus central sympathoexcitation

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Our previous studies demonstrated that chronic systemic blockade of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) lowered blood pressure (BP) of Ren-2 transgenic rats (TGR) by the attenuation of both angiotensin II-dependent and sympathetic vasoconstriction. Since systemic RAS blockade also inhibits brain RAS, we were interested which effects on these two types of vasoconstriction will have the central RAS blockade in hypertensive TGR rats. Adult male heterozygous TGR rats and their Hannover Sprague Dawley (HanSD) controls were subjected to chronic systemic or intracerebroventricular administration of either angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker losartan or direct renin inhibitor aliskiren for 4 weeks. Additional groups of TGR and HanSD rats were used for the evaluation of acute peripheral and brain effects of angiotensin II. Both chronic systemic and intracerebroventricular administrations of losartan or aliskiren normalized BP of TGR animals. BP effect of brain RAS blockade was based solely on the reduced sympathetic vasoconstriction, while systemic RAS blockade attenuated both angiotensin II-dependent and sympathetic vasoconstriction. Surprisingly, neither peripheral nor central pressor effects of acute angiotensin II administration were enhanced in TGR compared to HanSD rats. In conclusion, sympathoinhibition represents the main mechanism of BP reduction in heterozygous TGR rats subjected to chronic brain or systemic RAS blockade, while peripheral attenuation of angiotensin II-dependent vasoconstriction during systemic RAS blockade is less important. Our data suggest that the participation of angiotensin II in BP control of adult heterozygous TGR rats is shifted from peripheral vasoconstriction to central sympathoexcitation. Similar mechanisms cannot be excluded in human essential hypertension.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 116(2019) vom: 05. Aug., Seite 108996

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Řezáčová, Lenka [VerfasserIn]
Hojná, Silvie [VerfasserIn]
Kopkan, Libor [VerfasserIn]
Rauchová, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Kadlecová, Michaela [VerfasserIn]
Zicha, Josef [VerfasserIn]
Vaněčková, Ivana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11128-99-7
31C4KY9ESH
Aliskiren
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Hypertension
Intracerebroventricular
Journal Article
Losartan
Nitric Oxide
Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1

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Date Completed 13.01.2020

Date Revised 13.01.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108996

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM297507575