| Elevated sympathetic activity contributes to hypertension and salt sensitivity in diabetic obese Zucker rats. | |
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PMID: 10642332 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Zucker rats are a useful model in which to define the mechanisms that link obesity to diabetes and associated cardiovascular disease. The present study tests the hypothesis that diabetic obese (compared with nondiabetic lean) Zucker rats are hypertensive and display a further increase in arterial pressure when fed a high salt diet. Male, nondiabetic lean and diabetic obese Zucker rats were chronically instrumented with telemetry probes and fed a basal salt diet for 3 weeks followed by exposure to a high salt diet for 11 days. On the basal diet, obese (vs lean) rats had significantly higher arterial pressures ( approximately 13 mm Hg), and the high salt diet significantly elevated mean arterial pressure (MAP) in obese (but not lean) Zucker rats ( approximately 12 mm Hg). Blockade of the sympathetic nervous system with hexamethonium caused a significantly larger decrease in MAP in obese (vs lean) Zucker rats fed the basal diet (51 vs 33 mm Hg), but the high salt diet did not increase the hexamethonium-induced reduction in arterial pressure in obese rats. Acute blockade of angiotensin receptors with losartan resulted in similar decreases in MAP in both groups on either diet. Acetylcholine-induced vasodilatory capacity of the carotid artery was significantly less in the obese (vs lean) Zucker rats. Together these data indicate that increased sympathetic nervous system activity and decreased vascular reactivity may contribute to elevated arterial pressure in type 2 diabetic, obese Zucker rats, but the sympathetic nervous system does not appear to contribute to the dietary salt-sensitive hypertension in this model. |
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Authors:
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S H Carlson; J Shelton; C R White; J M Wyss |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hypertension Volume: 35 ISSN: 0194-911X ISO Abbreviation: Hypertension Publication Date: 2000 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-02-07 Completed Date: 2000-02-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906255 Medline TA: Hypertension Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 403-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program of the Department of Medicine and Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0019, USA. |
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Angiotensin II
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physiology Animals Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology Blood Glucose Blood Pressure / drug effects Carotid Arteries / innervation, physiology Circadian Rhythm / physiology Diabetes Mellitus / physiopathology* Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology* Ganglionic Blockers / pharmacology Heart Rate / drug effects Hexamethonium / pharmacology Hypertension / drug therapy, physiopathology* Losartan / pharmacology Male Obesity* Rats Rats, Zucker Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 Receptors, Angiotensin / antagonists & inhibitors Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology Sodium Chloride, Dietary / pharmacology* Sympathetic Nervous System / drug effects, physiopathology* Vasoconstriction / physiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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HL-37722/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Blood Glucose; 0/Ganglionic Blockers; 0/Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; 0/Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; 0/Receptors, Angiotensin; 0/Sodium Chloride, Dietary; 11128-99-7/Angiotensin II; 114798-26-4/Losartan; 60-26-4/Hexamethonium |
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