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PMID: 20702798 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Brain and peripheral renin-angiotensin systems are important in blood pressure maintenance. Circulating ANG II stimulates brain RAS to contribute to the increase mean arterial pressure (MAP). This mechanism has not been fully clarified, so it was hypothesized that reducing angiotensin type 1a (AT(1a)) receptors (AT(1a)Rs) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) would diminish intravenous ANG II-induced increases in MAP. Adenoviruses (Ad) encoding AT(1a) small hairpin RNA (shRNA) or Ad-LacZ (marker gene) were injected into the PVN [1 × 10(9) plaque-forming units/ml, bilateral (200 nl/site)] of male Sprague-Dawley rats instrumented with radiotelemetry transmitters for MAP and heart rate measurements and with venous catheters for drug administration. No differences in weight gain or basal MAP were observed. ANG II (30 ng·kg(-1)·min(-1) iv, 15 μl/min for 60 min) was administered 3, 7, 10, and 14 days after PVN Ad injection to increase blood pressure. ANG II-induced elevations in MAP were significantly reduced in PVN Ad-AT(1a) shRNA rats compared with Ad-LacZ rats (32 ± 6 vs. 8 ± 9 mmHg at 7 days, 35 ± 6 vs. 10 ± 6 mmHg at 10 days, and 32 ± 2 vs. 1 ± 5 mmHg at 14 days; P < 0.05). These observations were confirmed by acute administration of losartan (20 nmol/l, 100 nl/site) in the PVN prior to short-term infusion of ANG II; the ANG II-pressor response was attenuated by 69%. In contrast, PVN Ad-AT(1a) shRNA treatment did not influence phenylephrine-induced increases in blood pressure (30 μg·kg(-1)·min(-1) iv, 15 μl/min for 30 min). Importantly, PVN Ad-AT(1a) shRNA did not alter superior mesenteric arterial contractility to ANG II or norepinephrine; ACh-induced arterial relaxation was also unaltered. β-Galactosidase staining revealed PVN Ad transduction, and Western blot analyses revealed significant reductions of PVN AT(1) protein. In conclusion, PVN-localized AT(1)Rs are critical for short-term circulating ANG II-mediated elevations of blood pressure. A sustained suppression of AT(1a)R expression by single administration of shRNA can interfere with short-term actions of ANG II. |
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Carrie A Northcott; Stephanie Watts; Yanfang Chen; Mariana Morris; Alex Chen; Joseph R Haywood |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-11 |
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Title: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Volume: 299 ISSN: 1522-1490 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-03 Completed Date: 2010-12-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901230 Medline TA: Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: R1202-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. taetscar@msu.edu |
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Adenoviridae
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genetics* Angiotensin II Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / pharmacology Animals Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology Blood Pressure / drug effects, genetics* Disease Models, Animal Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Gene Transfer Techniques* Genetic Vectors* Heart Rate Hypertension / chemically induced, genetics, metabolism, physiopathology, prevention & control* Male Microinjections Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiopathology Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / drug effects, metabolism*, physiopathology Phenylephrine RNA Interference* RNA, Small Interfering / biosynthesis Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / drug effects, genetics*, metabolism Telemetry Time Factors Vasoconstrictor Agents / pharmacology Vasodilator Agents / pharmacology |
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0/Agtr1a protein, rat; 0/Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; 0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 0/Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; 0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 0/Vasodilator Agents; 11128-99-7/Angiotensin II; 59-42-7/Phenylephrine |
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