| Colony social stress differentially alters blood pressure and resistance-sized mesenteric artery reactivity in SHR/y and WKY male rats. | |
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PMID: 20666653 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity, testosterone, and spontaneously hypertensive rat Y chromosome (SHR Yc) play a role in a genetic model of hypertension. Male rats with the SHR Yc and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) autosomes (denoted SHR/y) exhibit these characteristics when compared to rats with the WKY Yc and WKY autosomes (denoted WKY). We hypothesized that chronic social stress will increase blood pressure and SNS activity more in SHR/y males compared to WKY males, resulting in increased myogenic reactivity along with decreased vasoconstriction of small mesenteric arteries. SHR/y and WKY males were housed in strain- specific colonies (10 males with 10 females) or as controls (10 males). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and blood samples were collected prior to termination. Second-order mesenteric arteries were studied using a pressure arteriograph in which myogenic reactivity and phenylephrine (PE) responsiveness were measured. SHR/y colony SBP, and circulating norepinephrine and testosterone concentrations were elevated compared to control and WKY colony males (p < 0.05). Mesenteric artery myogenic reactivity was increased in SHR/y colony males (p < 0.001). Mesenteric arteries from SHR/y colony males exhibited a significant decrease in PE-induced constriction. Colony social stress elevated both SNS activity and testosterone level which may be responsible for the increased mesenteric artery myogenic reactivity, and SBP as noted in SHR/y males. |
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Authors:
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Jonathan D Toot; John J Reho; Jacqueline Novak; Gail Dunphy; Daniel L Ely; Rolando J Ramirez |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Volume: 14 ISSN: 1607-8888 ISO Abbreviation: Stress Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9617529 Medline TA: Stress Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3908, USA. |
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R01-HL71579-01A3/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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