| Hemodynamic, morphometric and autonomic patterns in hypertensive rats - Renin-Angiotensin system modulation. | |
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PMID: 20126350 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Spontaneously hypertensive rats develop left ventricular hypertrophy, increased blood pressure and blood pressure variability, which are important determinants of heart damage, like the activation of renin-angiotensin system. AIMS: To investigate the effects of the time-course of hypertension over 1) hemodynamic and autonomic patterns (blood pressure; blood pressure variability; heart rate); 2) left ventricular hypertrophy; and 3) local and systemic Renin-angiotensin system of the spontaneously hypertensive rats. METHODS: MALE SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS WERE RANDOMIZED INTO TWO GROUPS: young (n=13) and adult (n=12). Hemodynamic signals (blood pressure, heart rate), blood pressure variability (BPV) and spectral analysis of the autonomic components of blood pressure were analyzed. LEFT ventricular hypertrophy was measured by the ratio of LV mass to body weight (mg/g), by myocyte diameter (mum) and by relative fibrosis area (RFA, %). ACE and ACE2 activities were measured by fluorometry (UF/min), and plasma renin activity (PRA) was assessed by a radioimmunoassay (ng/mL/h). Cardiac gene expressions of Agt, Ace and Ace2 were quantified by RT-PCR (AU). RESULTS: The time-course of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats increased BPV and reduced the alpha index in adult spontaneously hypertensive rats. Adult rats showed increases in left ventricular hypertrophy and in RFA. Compared to young spontaneously hypertensive rats, adult spontaneously hypertensive rats had lower cardiac ACE and ACE2 activities, and high levels of PRA. No change was observed in gene expression of Renin-angiotensin system components. CONCLUSIONS: The observed autonomic dysfunction and modulation of Renin-angiotensin system activity are contributing factors to end-organ damage in hypertension and could be interacting. Our findings suggest that the management of hypertensive disease must start before blood pressure reaches the highest stable levels and the consequent established end-organ damage is reached. |
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Authors:
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Fernanda S Zamo; Silvia Lacchini; Cristiano Mostarda; Silvana Chiavegatto; Ivana C M Silva; Edilamar Menezes Oliveira; Maria Claudia Irigoyen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Volume: 65 ISSN: 1980-5322 ISO Abbreviation: Clinics (Sao Paulo) Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-03 Completed Date: 2010-10-28 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101244734 Medline TA: Clinics (Sao Paulo) Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 85-92 Citation Subset: IM |
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Nephrology Department, Federal University of São Paulo - São Paulo/SP, Brazil. nanda.zamo@terra.com.br |
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Age Factors Angiotensinogen / genetics Animals Blood Pressure / physiology* Disease Models, Animal Hemodynamics / physiology* Hypertension* / pathology, physiopathology Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular* / etiology, pathology, physiopathology Male Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / genetics Random Allocation Rats Rats, Inbred SHR Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology* |
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11002-13-4/Angiotensinogen; EC 3.4.15.1/Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; EC 3.4.17.-/angiotensin converting enzyme 2 |
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