氯沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠阻力血管结构的影响

目的探讨氯沙坦（Losartan）对自发性高血压大鼠（SHR）阻力血管结构的影响,并观察在高血压血管壁增厚的过程中血管紧张素Ⅱ(AngⅡ)所起的作用。 方法采用6周龄雄性SHR20只,随机分为Losartan治疗组（SHRlos）和对照组（SHR）。另选同系雄性6周龄WKY鼠10只作为正常对照组。6周龄SHRlos给予Losartan30mg/kg/d,溶于饮水灌胃治疗17周。颈动脉插管,心电血流动力学监护仪测定动脉收缩压,应用计算机图象分析,计算血管壁腔面积比,用光镜和透射电镜观察SHR肠系膜动脉三级分支结构的变化;血浆放免法测肾素活性和AngⅡ含量。 结果（1）动脉收缩压（SBP）治疗结束后,SHR     

自发性高血压大鼠心脏重构与ACE2 mRNA的表达

目的:观察不同月龄的自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)的心脏血管紧张素转换酶2(ACE2)mRNA表达水平,探讨心脏重构与ACE2的内在联系。方法:将12周龄雄性SHR 18只和12周龄WKY Wistar-Kyoto rats大鼠18只随机分为两组,从WKY大鼠组和SHR组中各抽取9只处死,剩余的9只再喂养12周后处死。测量大鼠心脏的质量(HW)与体质量(BW)并计算HW/BW的比值。以实时定量RT-PCR法检测ACE2 mRNA的表达。结果:①与同周龄WKY大鼠组比较,SHR组HW/BW的比值显著增加(P0.01);与12周龄SHR组比较,24周龄SHR组的HW/BW显著增加(P0.05)。②与同周龄的WKY大鼠组比较,SHR组ACE2 mRNA的表达显著降低(P0.01);与12周龄的SHR组比较,24周龄的SHR组ACE2 mRNA的表达显著降低(P0.01)。结论:自发性高血压大鼠心脏重构伴随着心脏中ACE2 mRNA的表达下调。     

不同降压药物对自发性高血压大鼠模型左室心肌细胞中TRPC3及TRPC6表达的影响

目的:探讨缬沙坦、雷米普利及氨氯地平对自发性高血压大鼠（SHR）左室心肌中瞬时受体通道蛋白C亚族3及6(TRPC3及TRPC6)表达的影响。方法: 将24只12周龄SHR大鼠随机分为4组,即SHR组、缬沙坦组、雷米普利组及氨氯地平组,每组6只。另以6只同龄的Wistar Kyoto大鼠(WKY)为正常对照组。给药4周后,检测各组大鼠的血压、左室质量指数、左室心肌细胞横径;RT-PCR及Western Blot检测TRPC3及TRPC6 mRNA 及其蛋白的表达。结果: SHR组血压、左室质量指数及左室心肌细胞横径均明显高于对照组（P<0.05）,3个药物组上述指标均较SHR组降低（P<0.05）;5个组均有TRPC3及TRPC6的表达,SHR组TRPC3及TRPC6 mRNA及其蛋白的表达显著高于对照组（P<0.05）,3个药物组TRPC3 mRNA及TRPC6 mRNA及其蛋白的表达均显著低于SHR组（P<0.05）,缬沙坦组TRPC3 mRNA及其蛋白表达的减少最显著（P<0.05）;3个药物组TRPC6 mRNA及其蛋白的表达有所下降,但组间比较差异无显著性。结论: SHR组及对照组大鼠均有TRPC3及TRPC6的表达,TRPC3及TRPC6可能共同参与调节心肌肥厚的病理生理过程;缬沙坦可能通过抑制TRPC3蛋白的表达参与逆转左室肥厚的过程。     

氯沙坦调节瞬间外向钾电流的分子学研究

目的 观察氯沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)心室肌细胞编码瞬间外向钾电流(Ito)关键钾通道α亚基(Kv4.2、Kv4.3)、β亚基(KChIP2)mRNA和蛋白水平变化的影响,探讨氯沙坦抗室性心律失常效应的分子基础.方法 SHR随机分成2组:氯沙坦组(10 mg·d-1·kg-1灌胃)和SHR对照组各12只大鼠.鼠龄、体质量匹配的WKY大鼠12只为WKY对照组.用药8周后采用膜片钳技术记录左心室心肌细胞动作电位、Ito,并采用反转录聚合酶链反应及免疫印迹反应(Western blot)方法测定Kv4.2、Kv4.3、KChIP2 mRNA及蛋白水平.结果 氯沙坦组左心室细胞的动作电位复极至50%及90%时程分别为(16.82±3.79)ms和(68.49±13.25)ms,短于SHR对照组的(24.56±4.59)ms和(73.26±15.47)ms,二者差异有统计学意义(均P<0.01).氯沙坦组的Ito电流密度高于SHR对照组(从+40 mV到+70 mV,均P<0.01).氯沙坦组Kv4.2、Kv4.3 mRNA及蛋白水平高于SHR对照组(均P<0.01).氯沙坦组KChIP2 mRNA及蛋白水平低于SHR对照组(均P<0.01).结论 氯沙坦慢性阻滞血管紧张素受体,逆转SHR左心室的电重构,缩短单个心肌细胞动作电位时程,增加Ito电流密度,这与Kv4.2、Kv4.3表达增加及KChIP2表达降低相关.     

Neonatal sympathectomy reduces adult blood pressure and cardiovascular pathology in Y chromosome consomic rats

The hypothesis was tested that the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) developmentally influences circulating testosterone (T), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardio-renal pathology in SHR/y animals. A sympathoplegic drug, guanethidine, and an antibody to nerve growth factor were administered to WKY and borderline hypertensive SHR/y male rats (n = 20/group) for the first 3 weeks of life; control groups (n = 20/group) received saline. SBP, serum T and luteinizing hormone (LH) were measured. SBP in the WKY and SHR/y sympathectomy (sympx) groups decreased 10mmHg (p < 0.001) and 50mmHg (p < 0.001), respectively, when compared to their control groups. Serum T levels in the sympx WKY group were lower (p < 0.01) than those in controls, and the rise of T typically observed in SHR/y from weeks 6-8 was delayed in the sympx SHR/y group, similar to the pattern in WKY. Serum LH levels were increased in the sympx WKY group, but not in the SHR/y group. Sympx caused a greater reduction in renal glomerular changes (p < 0.01), coronary artery collagen deposition (p < 0.01) and myocardial fibrosis (p < 0.01) in SHR/y than WKY rats. In conclusion, the SHR Y chromosome has a locus that enhances SNS activity, which can raise SBP and result in renal and cardiovascular tissue damage.     

Correlations and otherwise between blood pressure, cardiac mass and resistance vessel characteristics in hypertensive, normotensive and hypertensive/normotensive hybrid rats

We have measured heart weight and properties of 150-200 microns mesenteric resistance vessels from spontaneously hypertensive (SHR), Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), two-kidney, one clip Goldblatt renal hypertensive (RHR) and outbred Wistar rats, as well as in SHR/WKY F2-hybrid rats. All rats were 14-weeks-old. In the SHRs, WKYs, RHRs and Wistars the mean blood pressures (measured intra-arterially) were, respectively: 136, 111, 164 and 100 mmHg. In the SHR/WKYs the systolic blood pressures (measured regularly over a two-week period by the tail cuff method) were normally distributed between the values obtained from control SHRs and WKYs. Relative heart weight and resistance vessel media thickness/lumen diameter ratio correlated (P less than 0.001) with blood pressure between SHRs, WKYs, RHRs and Wistars; however, no significant correlation was seen in SHR/WKYs. By contrast, the calcium sensitivity of the resistance vessel noradrenaline response did correlate (P less than 0.01) with blood pressure in the SHR/WKYs, but did not correlate between the pure strains (calcium sensitivity of the SHR and Wistar vessels was similar, but higher than that of the WKY vessels; induction of renal hypertension did not affect calcium sensitivity). The results suggest that although the cardiac enlargement and increased resistance vessel media/lumen ratio of 14-week SHRs may be advantageous for these animals, these structural abnormalities may not be primary causes of the hypertension. Furthermore, the results indicate that it is the WKYs which are abnormal in having a low calcium sensitivity of their resistance vessels, but suggest also that this reduced sensitivity may be associated with mechanisms which help to keep the WKYs normotensive.     

Immediate Hemodynamic Changes Produced by Urapidil in Normotensive and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

The immediate effects on regional and systemic hemodynamics of urapidil (1 mg/kg IV), a recently synthesized vasodilator with a possible combined central and peripheral action, were studied in spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive (WKY) rats. Maximal decrease in mean arterial pressure was achieved within the first minute after injection (154 ± 4 vs 113 ± 6 mm Hg in SHR and 111 ± 4 vs 82 ± 4 mm Hg in WKY, p < 0.01). This effect was accompanied by a transient (10 min) significant increase in heart rate in both strains. There was a significant fall in total peripheral resistance (0.43 ± 0.02 vs 0.30 ± 0.02 U/kg in WKY and 0.62 ± 0.03 vs 0.43 ± 0.03 U/kg in SHR, p < 0.01) and rise in cardiac index 15 min after drug injection (371 ± 9 vs 425 ± 12 m1/min/kg in WKY and 395 ± 8 vs 432 ± 12 ml/min/kg in SHR, p < 0.01). Organ vascular resistance decreased significantly in all the organs of WKY and most of the organs of SHR rats. However, a significant increase in blood flow was observed only in skeletal muscle. The data indicate that urapidil is a potent hypotensive agent. The pressure fall is mediated through a decreased total peripheral resistance that is distributed through all circulations. The increased cardiac output and heart rate are most likely reflexly induced.     

Corticosteroid Modulation of the Renin System and Blood Pressure in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat

This study examines the role of gluco- and mineralcorticoids in the regulation of the renin-angiotensin system and blood pressure in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). Effects of adrenalectomy and selective treatment with either aldosterone (30 μg/kg/day) or dexamethasone (60 μg/kg/day) on plasma renin substrate, active renin (PRA), total renin and blood pressure were studied in 10 week old SHR and control WKY rats. Systolic blood pressure was moderately lower in adrenalectomized rats (129±2 mm Hg vs 137±4 mm Hg in control WKY and 145±4 mm Hg vs 160±3 mm Hg in control SHR) but could be restored to the control range by aldosterone. Dexamethasone repletion induced substantial increments of systolic blood pressure to comparable levels in both species (202±8 mm Hg in WKY and 192±6 mm Hg in SHR). Renin substrate was markedly lower in adrenalectomized, saline repleted rats. This could be reversed by dexamethasone in both species and by aldosterone in WKY rats only. Both PRA and total renin were higher (p<0.01) in the adrenalectomized, saline repleted state. This increase was not observed in aldosterone repleted rats. However, dexamethasone inhibited the adrenalectomy associated increase of PRA and total renin in SHR but not in WKY rats. Differences in blood pressure between SHR and WKY persist even in adrenalectomized state despite comparable stimulation of the renin system. Conversely, while blood pressure of both species responds similarly to selective corticosteroids therapy, the response of the renin-angiotensin system in SHR and WKY rats is distinct. Therefore factors other than the adrenal gland and the renin system must be involved in the determination of the high blood pressure in SHR.     

The presence of genetic hypertension stimulates early renal accumulation of fibronectin in experimental diabetes mellitus

Aims/hypothesis: To investigate the interaction between hypertension and diabetic nephropathy, we studied the renal accumulation of fibronectin in a genetic model of hypertension with streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus. Methods: Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and their genetically normotensive control Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) were studied at 4 weeks of age. The rats were killed 20 days after the induction of diabetes mellitus. The renal accumulation of fibronectin was estimated using Western blot analysis as well as immunofluorescence technique and confocal microscopy. Results: Blood glucose concentrations were similar in diabetic SHR rats (27 ± 3.3 mmol/l) and WKY rats (25.5 ± 2.7 mmol/l). The systolic blood pressure was higher in both groups of SHR rats than in the control rats. The abundance of renal fibronectin as detected by Western blot analysis was (p < 0.05) higher in the diabetic SHR rats (41.4 ± 15.0 densitometric U, n = 8) than in the control rats, and no difference was observed between diabetic and control WKY rats (20.8 ± 6.2, n = 8) and (27.8 ± 17.2, n = 8). The mean peak intensity of fibronectin signal within the glomerulus as estimated by confocal microscopy was higher (p < 0.05) in the diabetic SHR rats (32.9 ± 3.5) than in control SHR rats (11.9 ± 5.7) or diabetic (7.4 ± 2.2) and control (15.2 ± 7.9) WKY rats. Conclusion/interpretation: In experimental diabetes the presence of genetic hypertension promotes earlier accumulation of renal fibronectin, a matrix protein implicated in renal glomerulosclerosis. [Diabetologia (2001) 44: 2088–2091] Received: 11 January 2001 and in revised form: 30 May 2001     

Modulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Brain,Liver, and Blood Vessels of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Ascorbic Acid: Protection from Free Radical Injury

End organ damage in essential hypertension has been linked to increased oxygen free radical generation, reduced antioxidant defense, and/or attenuation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. Ascorbic acid (AA), a water-soluble antioxidant, has been reported as a strong defense against free radicals in both aqueous and nonaqueous environment. In this study we examined the hypothesis that antioxidant ascorbic acid may confer protection from increased free radical activity in brain, liver, and blood vessels of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Male SHRs were divided into groups: SHR + AA (treated with AA, 1 mg/rat/day; for 12 weeks) or SHR (untreated). Wister-Kyoto rats (WKY) served as the control. Mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) in treated and untreated SHR was 145 ± 7 mmHg and 142 ± 8 mmHg, respectively. AA treatment prevented the increase in systolic blood pressure in SHR by 37 ± 1% (p < 0.05). NOS activity in the brain, liver, and blood vessels of WKY rat was 1.82 ± 0.02, 0.14 ± 0.003, and 1.54 ± 0.06 pmol citruline/mg protein, respectively. In SHR, total NOS activity was significantly reduced by 52 ± 1%, 21 ± 3%, and 44 ± 4%, respectively. AA increased NOS activity in brain, liver, and blood vessels of SHR from 0.87 ±.03, 0.11 ±.01, and 0.87 ±.08 pmol citruline/mg protein to 0.93 ± 0.01, 0.13 ± 0.001, and 1.11 ± 0.03 pmol citruline/mg protein (p < 0.05), respectively. Lipid peroxides in the brain, liver, and blood vessels from WKY rats were 0.87 ± 0.06, 0.11 ± 0.005, and 0.47 ± 0.04 nmol MDA equiv/mg protein, respectively. In SHR, lipid peroxides in brain, liver, and blood vessels were significantly increased by 40 ± 3%, 64 ± 3%, and 104 ± 13%, respectively. AA reduced lipid peroxidation in liver and blood vessels by 17 ± 1% and 34 ± 3% but not in brain. Plasma lipid peroxides were almost doubled in SHR (p < 0.01) together with a reduction in total antioxidant status (6 ± 0.1%; p < 0.05), nitrite (53 ± 2%; p < 0.05) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (36 ± 2%; p < 0.05). AA treatment reduced plasma lipid peroxide (p < 0.001), and increased TAS (p < 0.001), nitrite (p < 0.001), and SOD activity (p < 0.001). From this study, we conclude that brain, liver, and blood vessels in SHR are susceptible to free radical injury, which reduces the availability of NO either by scavenging it or by reducing its production via inhibiting NOS. In addition, brain, liver, and blood vessels in SHR; may be protected by antioxidant, which improves total antioxidant status, and SOD thus may prevent high blood pressure and its complications.     

Ouabain Produces Diverse Excitatory Effects on Afferent Baroreceptor Nerve Activity in SHR and WKY Animals

The effect of acute ouabain treatment was evaluated on afferent baroreceptor nerve activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) compared with Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). Under urethane anesthesia (1.2 mg/Kg) the discharge of the recurrent laryngeal nerve was utilized as index of arterial baroreceptor activity (BNA) in rats with the ipslateral vagus cut at a proximal level. The ouabain (30 μg, i.v.) treatment produced an excitatory effect on BNA without changes in basal arterial pressure in both groups studied. This effect was larger in SHR (92±10%) than WKY (37±4%, P < 0.01)

The arterial pressor response to phenylephrine was similar in both SHR and WKY before (20±1 and 22±1.2 mmHg) and after (18±1.4 and 20±2 mmHg, respectively) ouabain. The BNA under phenylephrine-induced peaks of high arterial pressure was significantly higher in SHR (61±15%) than in WKY (41±5% P < 0.01) but after ouabain treatment the opposite was observed (31±5 vs. 61±4% P < 0.01). The inhibitory effects of sodium nitroprusside on arterial pressure and BNA were similar in SHR and WKY groups both before and after the ouabain treatment

These data indicate an excitatory effect of ouabain on baroreceptor nerve activity in normotensive and markedly in hypertensive rats which could contribute to the reflex arterial pressure regulation, besides the known inotropic action on the heart     

氯沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠左心室结构改变的实验研究

目的 :探讨氯沙坦 (Los)对自发性高血压大鼠 (SHR)左心室结构的影响。方法 :6周龄Los治疗组 (SHRlos)管饲法给予Los3 0mg kg天。治疗 17周后 ,观察 3组大鼠动脉收缩压 (SBP)、左心室 (LV)壁的厚度、左心室重量 体重 (LVW BW)以及左心室结构的变化 ;血浆放免法测肾素活性和AngⅡ含量。结果 :1 SBP :治疗结束后 ,SHRlos组血压 10 9 15± 11 3 1mmHg( 1mmHg =0 .13 3kPa) ,与对照组 (SHR)血压167 4± 13 0 1mmHg相比明显下降 (P <0 0 1)。 2 SHRlos组的LVW BW、LV壁厚度与SHR组相比明显减少 (P <0 0 1)。SHRlos心肌的超微结构与正常对照组 (WKY)相似。 3 血浆肾素活性在WKY组和SHR组之间无明显差异 (P >0 0 5 )。SHRlos组肾素活性及AngⅡ水平分别高于SHR组 (P <0 0 5 ,P <0 0 1)。结论 :Los能有效地降低SHR的血压 ,具有预防高血压LVH的作用。     

Maternal supplementation with citrulline increases renal nitric oxide in young spontaneously hypertensive rats and has long-term antihypertensive effects

NO deficiency is associated with development of hypertension. Defects in the renal citrulline-arginine pathway or arginine reabsorption potentially reduce renal NO in prehypertensive spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Hence, we investigated genes related to the citrulline-arginine pathway or arginine reabsorption, amino acid pools, and renal NO in 2-week-old prehypertensive SHRs. In addition, because perinatally supporting NO availability reduces blood pressure in SHRs, we supplemented SHR dams during pregnancy and lactation with citrulline, the rate-limiting amino acid for arginine synthesis. In female offspring, gene expression of argininosuccinate synthase (involved in renal arginine synthesis) and renal cationic amino acid Y-transporter (involved in arginine reabsorption) were both decreased in 2-day and 2-week SHRs compared with normotensive WKY, although no abnormalities in amino acid pools were observed. In addition, 2-week-old female SHRs had much less NO in their kidneys (0.46+/-0.01 versus 0.68+/-0.05 nmol/g of kidney weight, respectively; P<0.001) but not in their heart. Furthermore, perinatal supplementation with citrulline increased renal NO to 0.59+/-0.02 nmol/g of kidney weight (P<0.001) at 2 weeks and persistently ameliorated the development of hypertension in females and until 20 weeks in male SHR offspring. Defects in both the renal citrulline-arginine pathway and in arginine reabsorption precede hypertension in SHRs. We propose that the reduced cationic amino acid transporter disables the developing SHR kidney to use arginine reabsorption to compensate for reduced arginine synthesis, resulting in organ-specific NO deficiency. This early renal deficiency and its adverse sequels can be corrected by perinatal citrulline supplementation persistently in female and transiently in male SHRs.     

Insulin resistance in adipocytes from spontaneously hypertensive rats: effect of long-term treatment with enalapril and losartan.

Insulin responsiveness was studied in isolated adipocytes from the normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rat and the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). The effect of insulin (0.1 to 5 nmol/L) on glucose uptake (glucose transport and lipogenesis) was measured, and the maximal effect of insulin (Emax) and the dose of insulin required to elicit 50% of the maximal response (EC50) were calculated. A diminished Emax on lipogenesis without changes in the EC50 was detected in SHRs. The Emax was 0.49 +/- 0.09 (SHR) and 1.16 +/- 0.14 (WKY) micromol/10(5) cells (P < .05), and the EC50 was 0.13 +/- 0.03 and 0.11 +/- 0.02 nmol/L for WKY and SHR, respectively. Similar results were obtained when measuring insulin-stimulated glucose transport. A 30-day long-term treatment with enalapril (20 mg/kg/d) normalized insulin responsiveness in adipocytes from SHRs. The effect of enalapril was suppressed when SHRs were pretreated with enalapril and 150 microg/kg/d of the bradykinin (BK) B2-receptor blocker Hoe 140. Pretreatment with losartan (40 mg/kg/d) did not improve insulin action in the SHR. Since these results were obtained with isolated cells in which glucose availability was not a function of blood flow, and the effect of insulin in the SHR was improved by pretreatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor but not with the AT1-receptor blocker, it appears that the insulin resistance linked to the hypertension is not related to changes in blood flow.     

厄贝沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠心肌Janus激酶-信号转导和转录活化因子信号通路的影响

目的 探讨厄贝沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)心肌组织Janus激酶-信号转导蛋白和转录激活蛋白(JAK-STAT)信号转导通路及细胞凋亡的影响. 方法 30周龄WKY大鼠13只,设为WKY对照组;30周龄SHR 26只,随机分为SHR对照组和厄贝沙坦组.反转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)法检测血管紧张素Ⅱ1型(AT1)与2型(AT2)受体mRNA在心肌中的表达,免疫组化法检测心肌组织STAT1、STAT3表达,TUNEL细胞凋亡显色法进行细胞凋亡检测. 结果 (1)厄贝沙坦组与SHR对照组比较,AT1 mRNA表达水平显著降低(0.72±0.55对1.08±0.13,P<0.01),AT2 mRNA表达水平显著增高(0.30±0.32对0.25±0.35,P<0.01);(2)与SHR对照组比较,厄贝沙坦能降低STAT1表达(7.27±0.53对13.16±0.35,P<0.01),升高STAT3表达(5.41±0.37对4.82±0.34,P<0.01);(3)厄贝沙坦组心肌细胞凋亡率显著低于SHR对照组(P<0.01). 结论厄贝沙坦能调节心肌组织JAK-STAT信号转导通路,抑制细胞凋亡,从而发挥其心脏保护作用.     

Effects of genetic hypertension on diabetic nephropathy in the rat--functional and structural characteristics

Streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes was induced in spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. Body weight, blood pressure, renal function, glycaemic control and proteinuria were assessed monthly for 32 weeks. At 32 weeks, the animals were killed and glomerular basement membrane (GBM) thickness and fractional mesangial volume were measured. There was no significant difference in renal function between diabetic SHR and diabetic WKY. Diabetic SHR showed an earlier and larger rise in total proteinuria and urinary albumin excretion than diabetic WKY. Urinary albumin excretion was increased more than tenfold in diabetic SHR compared to diabetic WKY after 32 weeks of diabetes. GBM thickness was significantly increased in diabetic SHR compared with diabetic WKY. Both diabetic WKY and diabetic SHR showed mesangial expansion when compared to their nondiabetic counterparts. On the other hand, both hypertensive models showed increased glomerular volume, which was not influenced by the presence of diabetes. The diabetic SHR model has features of accelerated nephropathy, as evidenced by increased albuminuria and GBM thickness. This suggests that pre-existing hypertension may play an important role in the progression of diabetic renal disease.     

依贝沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠左心室肥厚和心肌纤维化的影响

目的探讨依贝沙坦对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)左心室肥厚(LVH)和心肌纤维化的影响。方法18只16周龄SHR,随机分为依贝沙坦治疗组(SHR-I)和SHR空白对照组(SHR-C);另设同源的WKY大鼠8只为正常对照组。治疗组口服依贝沙坦50mg.kg-1.d-1给药8周后处死动物,取左心室心肌称重,计算左心室/体重比(LVW/BW),Masson三色法染色观察左心室心肌胶原变化,计算机图象分析测量心肌切片的胶原容积分数(CVF)和血管周围胶原面积(PVCA)。结果SHR空白对照组的收缩压(SBP),LVW/BW,CVF,PVCA均显著高于WKY对照组(P<0.01),与SHR空白对照组相比,依贝沙坦治疗组能有效降低SHR的SBP,改善左心室肥厚(P<0.01)并使左心室内膜及心肌小动脉周围的胶原减少(P<0.01)。结论依贝沙坦可有效降低SHR血压,部分逆转心肌纤维化和左心室肥厚。     

Early short-term treatment with exogenous hydrogen sulfide postpones the transition from prehypertension to hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rat

Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), nitric oxide (NO), and renin–angiotensin system (RAS) are involved in hypertension. We examined whether early treatment with sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), an exogenous H₂S donor, can regulate H₂S-generating pathway, NO pathway, and the RAS, to prevent the transition from prehypertension to hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Four-week-old SHRs and control normotensive Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats were assigned into three groups: WKY, SHRs, and SHR + NaHS; SHRs were injected intraperitoneally with sodium hydrosulfide (14 μmol/kg/day) for 4 weeks. SHRs exhibited hypertension at 12 weeks of age, which was blocked by early sodium hydrosulfide administration. Concentrations of H₂S were increased in the kidney in SHR + NaHS group versus WKY. Sodium hydrosulfide reduces mRNA expression of four H₂S-generating enzymes and decreased 3-mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase protein level in SHRs. Early administration of sodium hydrosulfide decreases plasma N^G monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA, an inhibitor of NO synthase) level and increases plasma NO level in SHRs. Next, sodium hydrosulfide administration reduces renal mRNA expression of Ren, Atp6ap2, Agt, Ace, and Agtr1a in SHRs. We conclude that early short-term sodium hydrosulfide treatment increases renal H₂S concentrations, restores NO bioavailability, and blocks the RAS in the kidney, in favor of vasodilatation to prevent the development of hypertension in adult SHRs.     

Melatonin in Serum and the Pineal of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Involvement of melatonin in the blood pressure regulation as an endogenous central hypotensive factor has been suggested in rats and in man. We studied the relationship between melatonin and the development of hypertension in 5- and 15-week-old spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats, by measuring serum and the pineal concentrations with a sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay coupled with a novel extraction method. Serum melatonin concentration at midnight in young SHR rats was significantly higher than that in age-matched WKY rats (P < 0.01), whereas it was decreased in the adult SHR (P < 0.01). No such differences were observed at noon. Pineal content of melatonin at midnight in 5-week-old SHR rats was lower than in age-matched WKY rats (P < 0.01). These data demonstrate that melatonin in the nocturnal serum of SHR rats is elevated at prehypertensive stage while it is decreased after the development of hypertension. The role of melatonin in the hypertensive process in SHR rats requires further study.