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Microalbuminuria versus brain natriuretic peptide in cardiac hypertrophy of hypertensive rats.
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PMID:  20533867     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The objective of this study was to assess a possible link between microalbuminuria (MA), a major risk factor of the cardiorenal syndrome and the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), a marker of cardiac hypertrophy. Two kidney-one clip (2K-1C) renovascular hypertension was induced in 24 male Wistar rats (weighing 220-250 g). Rats were randomized into four groups for 8 weeks: Sham, not treated; Bos, treated with bosentan; Cap, treated with captopril; Bos/Cap, treated with both drugs. Blood pressure, plasma BNP and transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) concentrations, microalbuminuria and creatininemia as well as cardiac mass, BNP, alpha- and beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC) gene expression and kidney histology were determined. Following stenosis, Sham rats developed hypertension (p<0.001), an increase in BNP (p<0.05) and TGF-beta1 (p<0.005) concentrations, creatinine levels (p<0.001), and urinary albumin (p<0.001). Under drug treatment, decreases in blood pressure (p<0.001), creatinine levels (p<0.05), plasma TGF-beta1 (p<0.005) and BNP (p<0.05) concentrations, were concomitant with the absence of MA which was significantly correlated with reductions in cardiac mass (p<0.05) and hypertrophy markers (BNP and beta-MHC gene expression) (p<0.005) as well as in renal fibrosis. These findings suggest a potential link between microalbuminuria evolution and BNP as well as a possible effect of microalbuminuria-lowering therapy on halting the progression, or even inducing the regression of cardiac hypertrophy.
Authors:
Y Saliba; E Chouery; A Mégarbané; H Jabbour; N Fares
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0862-8408     ISO Abbreviation:  Physiol Res     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9112413     Medline TA:  Physiol Res     Country:  Czech Republic    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  871-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physiologie et Physiopathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth, Liban. nassim.fares@usj.edu.lb.
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