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Eplerenone suppresses aldosterone/ salt-induced expression of NOX-4.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21292834     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: Salt-induced hypertension in the Dahl rat is associated with increases in angiotensin II, aldosterone, free radical generation and endothelial dysfunction. However, little is known about the specific mechanism(s) associated with the end-organ damage effects of aldosterone. We hypothesised that eplerenone reduces kidney damage by blocking nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity.
METHODS: Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed either a low-salt (LS) or high-salt (HS) diet were treated with aldosterone in the presence of eplerenone or apocynin. Indirect blood pressure was measured prior to start of diet and weekly thereafter. Levels of plasma nitric oxide (NO) and urinary 8-isoprostane were measured following treatment. Protein levels of selected subunits of NADPH were assessed by western blot.
RESULTS: Eplerenone and apocynin inhibited the rise in blood pressure induced by HS and/or aldosterone. This observation was accompanied with a parallel change in kidney protein levels of NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX-4) and p22phox. Aldosterone and high salt were associated with lower NO levels and greater renal oxidative stress.
CONCLUSIONS: NADPH oxidase is associated with the vascular and renal remodelling observed in high dietary salt intake. Aldosterone-induced expression of NOX-4 plays a pivotal role in the end-organ damage effect of aldosterone, as eplerenone tended to reduce kidney damage and inhibit NOX expression.
Authors:
Mohamed A Bayorh; Aisha Rollins-Hairston; Jeffery Adiyiah; Deborah Lyn; Danita Eatman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-02-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1752-8976     ISO Abbreviation:  J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-01     Completed Date:  2011-12-27     Revised Date:  2012-05-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100971636     Medline TA:  J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  195-201     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Morehouse School of Medicine, GA 30310-1495, USA. bayorh@msm.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetophenones / pharmacology
Aldosterone / pharmacology*
Animals
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Blotting, Western
Body Weight / drug effects
Dinoprost / analogs & derivatives,  urine
Male
NADPH Oxidase / metabolism*
Nitric Oxide / blood
Protein Subunits / metabolism
Proteinuria / blood,  pathology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Dahl
Sodium / urine
Sodium Chloride, Dietary / pharmacology*
Spironolactone / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Systole / drug effects
Urinalysis
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1SC1DK082385-01/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; G12-RR03034/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; SC1 DK082385/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acetophenones; 0/Protein Subunits; 0/Sodium Chloride, Dietary; 0/eplerenone; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; 27415-26-5/8-epi-prostaglandin F2alpha; 498-02-2/acetovanillone; 52-01-7/Spironolactone; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 551-11-1/Dinoprost; 7440-23-5/Sodium; EC 1.6.-/Nox4 protein, rat; EC 1.6.3.1/NADPH Oxidase

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