Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress restores the balance of renal RAS components and lowers blood pressure in the spontaneously hypertensive rats

BACKGROUND: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. However, the underlying mechanisms for lowering blood pressure (BP) by suppressing ER stress remain unclear. Here, we hypothesized that inhibition of ER stress could restore the balance between RAS components and lower BP in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).

METHODS: Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and SHRs received vehicle or 4-PBA, an ER stress inhibitor, in the drinking water for 4 weeks. BP was measured by tail-cuff plethysmography, and the expression of RAS components was examined by Western blot.

RESULTS: Compared with vehicle-treated WKY rats, vehicle-treated SHRs exhibited higher blood pressure and increased renal ER stress and oxidative stress, accompanied by impaired diuresis and natriuresis. Moreover, SHRs had higher ACE and AT1R and lower AT2R, ACE2, and MasR expressions in the kidney. Interestingly, 4-PBA treatment improved impaired diuresis and natriuresis and lowered blood pressure in SHRs, accompanied by reducing ACE and AT1R protein expression and increasing AT2R, ACE2, and MasR expression in the kidneys of SHRs. In addition, these changes were associated with the reduction of ER stress and oxidative stress.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the imbalance of renal RAS components was associated with increased ER stress in SHRs. Inhibition of ER stress with 4-PBA reversed the imbalance of renal RAS components and restored the impaired diuresis and natriuresis, which, at least in part, explains the blood pressure-lowering effects of 4-PBA in hypertension.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 45(2023), 1 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 2202367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Anjing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Chensi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hongyong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4-phenylbutylamine
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
EC 3.4.17.23
Endoplasmic reticulum stress
Hypertension
Journal Article
Kidney
Oxidative stress
Renin-angiotensin system

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 08.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10641963.2023.2202367

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NLM356475670