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Pernomian L, Blascke de Mello MM, Parente JM, Sanches-Lopes JM, Tanus-Santos JE, Parreiras E Silva LT, Antunes-Rodrigues J, da Conceição Dos Santos R, Elias LLK, Fabro AT, Silva CAA, Fazan R, de Castro MM. The hydrogen sulfide donor 4-carboxyphenyl-isothiocyanate decreases blood pressure and promotes cardioprotective effect through reduction of oxidative stress and nuclear factor kappa B/matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 axis in hypertension. Life Sci 2024; 351:122819. [PMID: 38857651 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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AIMS Our aim was to evaluate whether the hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor, 4-carboxyphenyl-isothiocyanate (4-CPI), exerts cardioprotective effect in the two kidney- one clip (2K-1C) rats through oxidative stress and MMP-2 activity attenuation and compare it with the classical H2S donor, Sodium Hydrosulfide (NaHS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Renovascular hypertension (two kidneys-one clip; 2K-1C) was surgically induced in male Wistar rats. After two weeks, normotensive (2K) and hypertensive rats were intraperitoneally treated with vehicle (0.6 % dimethyl sulfoxide), NaHS (0.24 mg/Kg/day) or with 4-CPI (0.24 mg/Kg/day), for more 4 weeks. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was evaluated weekly by tail-cuff plethysmography. Heart function was assessed by using the Millar catheter. Cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin, and Picrosirius Red staining, respectively. The H2S was analyzed using WSP-1 fluorimetry and the cardiac oxidative stress was measured by lucigenin chemiluminescence and Amplex Red. MMP-2 activity was measured by in-gel gelatin or in situ zymography assays. Nox1, gp91phox, MMP-2 and the phospho-p65 subunit (Serine 279) nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) levels were evaluated by Western blotting. KEY FINDINGS 4-CPI reduced blood pressure in hypertensive rats, decreased cardiac remodeling and promoted cardioprotection through the enhancement of cardiac H2S levels. An attenuation of oxidative stress, with inactivation of the p65-NF-κB/MMP-2 axis was similarly observed after NaHS or 4-CPI treatment in 2K-1C hypertension. SIGNIFICANCE H2S is a mediator that promotes cardioprotective effects and decreases blood pressure, and 4-CPI seems to be a good candidate to reverse the maladaptive remodeling and cardiac dysfunction in renovascular hypertension.
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Busnardo C, Fassini A, Lopes-Azevedo S, Omena-Giatti L, Goulart MT, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Alves FHF, Corrêa FMA, Crestani CC. ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM IN THE PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS MODULATES AUTONOMIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES BUT NOT VASOPRESSIN RESPONSE IN A RAT HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK MODEL. Shock 2024; 61:294-303. [PMID: 38150372 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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ABSTRACT We evaluated the participation of the endocannabinoid system in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) on the cardiovascular, autonomic, and plasma vasopressin (AVP) responses evoked by hemorrhagic shock in rats. For this, the PVN was bilaterally treated with either vehicle, the selective cannabinoid receptor type 1 antagonist AM251, the selective fatty acid amide hydrolase amide enzyme inhibitor URB597, the selective monoacylglycerol-lipase enzyme inhibitor JZL184, or the selective transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 antagonist capsazepine. We evaluated changes on arterial pressure, heart rate, tail skin temperature (ST), and plasma AVP responses induced by bleeding, which started 10 min after PVN treatment. We observed that bilateral microinjection of AM251 into the PVN reduced the hypotension during the hemorrhage and prevented the return of blood pressure to baseline values in the posthemorrhagic period. Inhibition of local 2-arachidonoylglycerol metabolism by PVN treatment with JZL184 induced similar effects in relation to those observed in AM251-treated animals. Inhibition of local anandamide metabolism via PVN treatment with URB597 decreased the depressor effect and ST drop induced by the hemorrhagic stimulus. Bilateral microinjection of capsazepine mitigated the fall in blood pressure and ST. None of the PVN treatments altered the increased plasma concentration of AVP and tachycardia induced by hemorrhage. Taken together, present results suggest that endocannabinoid neurotransmission within the PVN plays a prominent role in cardiovascular and autonomic, but not neuroendocrine, responses evoked by hemorrhage.
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- Cristiane Busnardo
- Department of Drugs and Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine-Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine-Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Drugs and Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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Paes-Leme B, Monteiro LDRN, Gholami K, Hoe SZ, Ferguson AV, Murphy D, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Rorato R, Reis LC, Mecawi AS. Fasting increases circulating angiotensin levels and brain Agtr1a expression in male rats. J Neuroendocrinol 2023; 35:e13334. [PMID: 37667574 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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In addition to being recognised for involvement in cardiovascular control and hydromineral balance, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has also been associated with the neuroendocrine control of energy balance. One of the main brain sites for angiotensin II (ANG II)/type 1 receptor (AT1 R) signalling is the subfornical organ (SFO), a circumventricular organ related to the control of autonomic functions, motivated behaviours and energy metabolism. Thus, we hypothesised that circulating ANG II may act on the SFO AT1 R receptors to integrate metabolic and hydromineral balance. We evaluated whether food deprivation can modulate systemic RAS activity and Agrt1a brain expression, and if ANG II/AT1 R signalling influences the hypothalamic expression of mRNAs encoding neuropeptides and food and water ingestion in fed and fasted Wistar rats. We found a significant increase in both ANG I and ANG II plasma levels after 24 and 48 h of fasting. Expression of Agrt1a mRNA in the SFO and paraventricular nucleus (PVN) also increased after food deprivation for 48 h. Treatment of fasted rats with low doses of losartan in drinking water attenuated the decrease in glycemia and meal-associated water intake without changing the expression in PVN or arcuate nucleus of mRNAs encoding selected neuropeptides related to energy homeostasis control. These findings point to a possible role of peripheral ANG II/SFO-AT1 R signalling in the control of refeeding-induced thirst. On the other hand, intracerebroventricular losartan treatment decreased food and water intake over dark time in fed but not in fasted rats.
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- Bruno Paes-Leme
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Dos-Santos RC, Ishioka G, Cognuck SQ, Mantovani M, Caliman IF, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. High-fat diet changes the behavioural and hormonal responses to water deprivation in male Wistar rats. Exp Physiol 2022; 107:1454-1466. [PMID: 36114682 DOI: 10.1113/ep090513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? What is the effect of an obesogenic diet on the control of hydromineral balance in rats? What is the main finding and its importance? The results showed that, when dehydrated, rats fed a high-fat diet drink less water than their control-diet-fed counterparts. Changes in aquaporin-7 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α expression in the white adipose tissue might be involved. ABSTRACT High-fat diet (HFD) increases fat accumulation, glycaemia and blood triglycerides and is used as a model to study obesity. Besides the metabolic changes, obesity likely affects water intake. We assessed the effects of HFD on behavioural and hormonal responses to water deprivation. Additionally, we measured if the adipose tissue is differentially affected by water deprivation in control and HFD-fed rats. HFD rats showed a decreased basal water intake when compared to control-fed rats. When subjected to 48 h of water deprivation, as expected, both control and HFD rats drank more water than the hydrated rats. However, the increase in water intake was lessened in HFD dehydrated rats. Similarly, the increase in haematocrit in dehydrated rats was less pronounced in HFD dehydrated rats. These results suggest that HFD diminishes drinking behaviour. White adipose tissue weight, glycaemia and plasma glycerol concentration were increased in HFD rats; however, after 48 h of water deprivation, these parameters were significantly decreased in dehydrated HFD rats, when compared to controls. The increase in adipose tissue caused by HFD may mitigate the effects of dehydration, possibly through the increased production of metabolic water caused by lipolysis in the adipocytes. Oxytocin possibly mediates the lipolytic response, since both its secretion and receptor expression are affected by dehydration in both control and HFD rats, which suggests that oxytocin signalling is maintained in these conditions. Changes in mediators of lipolysis, such as aquaporin-7 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α, might contribute to the different effects observed in control and HFD rats.
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- Raoni Conceição Dos-Santos
- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Alves DT, Mendes LF, Sampaio WO, Coimbra-Campos LMC, Vieira MAR, Ferreira AJ, Martins AS, Popova E, Todiras M, Qadri F, Alenina N, Bader M, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ. Hemodynamic phenotyping of transgenic rats with ubiquitous expression of an angiotensin-(1-7)-producing fusion protein. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:2197-2216. [PMID: 34494083 DOI: 10.1042/cs20210599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Activation of the angiotensin (Ang)-converting enzyme (ACE) 2/Ang-(1-7)/MAS receptor pathway of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) induces protective mechanisms in different diseases. Herein, we describe the cardiovascular phenotype of a new transgenic rat line (TG7371) that expresses an Ang-(1-7)-producing fusion protein. The transgene-specific mRNA and the corresponding protein were shown to be present in all evaluated tissues of TG7371 with the highest expression in aorta and brain. Plasma Ang-(1-7) levels, measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) were similar to control Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, however high Ang-(1-7) levels were found in the hypothalamus. TG7371 showed lower baseline mean arterial pressure (MAP), assessed in conscious or anesthetized rats by telemetry or short-term recordings, associated with increased plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and higher urinary sodium concentration. Moreover, evaluation of regional blood flow and hemodynamic parameters with fluorescent microspheres showed a significant increase in blood flow in different tissues (kidneys, mesentery, muscle, spleen, brown fat, heart and skin), with a resulting decrease in total peripheral resistance (TPR). TG7371 rats, on the other hand, also presented increased cardiac and global sympathetic tone, increased plasma vasopressin (AVP) levels and decreased free water clearance. Altogether, our data show that expression of an Ang-(1-7)-producing fusion protein induced a hypotensive phenotype due to widespread vasodilation and consequent fall in peripheral resistance. This phenotype was associated with an increase in ANP together with an increase in AVP and sympathetic drive, which did not fully compensate the lower blood pressure (BP). Here we present the hemodynamic impact of long-term increase in tissue expression of an Ang-(1-7)-fusion protein and provide a new tool to investigate this peptide in different pathophysiological conditions.
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- Daniele T Alves
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine-MDC, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Beriln, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine-MDC, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine-MDC, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine-MDC, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Beriln, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine-MDC, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Beriln, Germany
- Institute for Biology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and INCT-Nanobiopharmaceutics, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Dutra SGV, Paterson A, Monteiro LRN, Greenwood MP, Greenwood MP, Amaral LS, Melo MR, Colombari DSA, Colombari E, Reis LC, Hindmarch CCT, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Murphy D, Mecawi AS. Physiological and Transcriptomic Changes in the Hypothalamic-Neurohypophysial System after 24 h of Furosemide-Induced Sodium Depletion. Neuroendocrinology 2021; 111:70-86. [PMID: 31955161 DOI: 10.1159/000505997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Furosemide is a loop diuretic widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of oedema and hypertension. The aim of this study was to determine physiological and molecular changes in the hypothalamic-neurohypophysial system as a consequence of furosemide-induced sodium depletion. METHODS Male rats were sodium depleted by acute furosemide injection (10 and 30 mg/kg) followed by access to low sodium diet and distilled water for 24 h. The renal and behavioural consequences were evaluated, while blood and brains were collected to evaluate the neuroendocrine and gene expression responses. RESULTS Furosemide treatment acutely increases urinary sodium and water excretion. After 24 h, water and food intake were reduced, while plasma angiotensin II and corticosterone were increased. After hypertonic saline presentation, sodium-depleted rats showed higher preference for salt. Interrogation using RNA sequencing revealed the expression of 94 genes significantly altered in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of sodium-depleted rats (31 upregulated and 63 downregulated). Out of 9 genes chosen, 5 were validated by quantitative PCR in the PVN (upregulated: Ephx2, Ndnf and Vwf; downregulated: Caprin2 and Opn3). The same genes were also assessed in the supraoptic nucleus (SON, upregulated: Tnnt1, Mis18a, Nr1d1 and Dbp; downregulated: Caprin2 and Opn3). As a result of these plastic transcriptome changes, vasopressin expression was decreased in PVN and SON, whilst vasopressin and oxytocin levels were reduced in plasma. CONCLUSIONS We thus have identified novel genes that might regulate vasopressin gene expression in the hypothalamus controlling the magnocellular neurons secretory response to body sodium depletion and consequently hypotonic stress.
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- Sabrina G V Dutra
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit, Department of Medicine, Translational Institute of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil,
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil,
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Quirós Cognuck S, Reis WL, Silva MS, Almeida-Pereira G, Debarba LK, Zorro SV, Mecawi AS, Franci CR, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Sex- and age-dependent differences in the hormone and drinking responses to water deprivation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 318:R567-R578. [PMID: 31967852 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00303.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Maintenance of the volume and osmolality of body fluids is important, and the adaptive responses recruited to protect against osmotic stress are crucial for survival. The objective of this work was to compare the responses that occur in aging male and female rats during water deprivation. For this purpose, groups of male and female Wistar rats aged 3 mo (adults) or 18 mo (old) were submitted to water deprivation (WD) for 48 h. The water and sodium (0.15 M NaCl) intake, plasma concentrations of oxytocin (OT), arginine vasopressin (AVP), corticosterone (CORT), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and angiotensin II (ANG II) were determined in hydrated and water-deprived animals. In response to WD, old male and female rats drank less water and saline than adults, and both adult and old females drank more water and saline than respective males. Dehydrated old animals displayed lower ANG II plasma concentration and CORT response compared with the respective normohydrated rats. Dehydrated adult males had higher plasma ANP and AVP as well as lower CORT concentrations than dehydrated adult females. Moreover, plasma OT and CORT levels of old female rats were higher than those in the dehydrated old male rats. Relative expression of ANG II type 1 receptor mRNA was decreased in the subfornical organ of adult and old male rats as well as adult female rats in response to WD. In conclusion, the study elucidated the effect of sex and age on responses induced by WD, altering the degree of dehydration induced by 48 h of WD.
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- Susana Quirós Cognuck
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ferreira de Almeida L, Della Coletta Francescato H, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Jose Albuquerque de Paula F, Giovanni Alves da Silva C, Silva Costa R, Machado Coimbra T. Imbalance of Pro- and Anti-Angiogenic Factors Due to Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Causes Renal Microvasculature Alterations Affecting the Adult Kidney Function. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11081929. [PMID: 31426337 PMCID: PMC6723450 DOI: 10.3390/nu11081929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Vitamin D (Vit.D) is involved in cellular proliferation and differentiation and regulation of the renin gene, which are important aspects of nephrogenesis and quiescence of renal health in adulthood. This study evaluated the angiogenic mechanisms involved in long term renal disturbances induced by Vit.D deficiency persistent in adulthood in rats. First-generation male Hannover offspring from mothers fed either a control diet (control group, CG) or Vit.D-deficient diet (Vit.D- group) were evaluated. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured monthly during the first 6 months after birth, and blood and urine samples were collected to evaluate renal function. Nitric oxide (NO), angiotensin II (ANGII), parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and Vit.D were measured. The kidneys were then removed for morphometric, NO, immunohistochemical, and Western blot studies. We evaluated the expression of vascular growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietins 1 and 2 and their receptors since this intrinsic renal axis is responsible for endothelial quiescence. Compared to CG, the Vit.D- group presented higher SBP, ANG II plasma levels, renin expression, and AT1 receptor expression levels. Capillary rarefaction was observed, as well as an imbalance between pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. Collectively, the present findings support the role of Vit.D for maintaining the integrity of renal microcirculation.
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- Lucas Ferreira de Almeida
- Department of Physiology of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049-900, Brazil
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Renal developmental disturbances and their long-term consequences in female pups from vitamin D-deficient mothers: involved mechanisms. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2019; 10:497-501. [DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractThe mechanisms involved in kidney disturbances during development, induced by vitamin D3 deficiency in female rats, that persist into adulthood were evaluated in this study. Female offspring from mothers fed normal (control group, n=8) or vitamin D-deficient (Vit.D-, n=10) diets were used. Three-month-old rats had their systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured and their blood and urine sampled to quantify vitamin D3 (Vit.D3), creatinine, Na+, Ca+2 and angiotensin II (ANGII) levels. The kidneys were then removed for nitric oxide (NO) quantification and immunohistochemical studies. Vit.D- pups showed higher SBP and plasma ANGII levels in adulthood (P<0.05) as well as decreased urine osmolality associated with increases in urinary volume (P<0.05). Decreased expression of JG12 (renal cortex and glomeruli) and synaptopodin (glomeruli) as well as reduced renal NO was also observed (P<0.05). These findings showed that renal disturbances in development in pups from Vit.D- mothers observed in adulthood may be related to the development of angiogenesis, NO and ANGII alterations.
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Angiotensin-(1–7) reduces cardiac effects of thyroid hormone by GSK3Β/NFATc3 signaling pathway. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1117-1133. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20171606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Patients with hyperthyroidism exhibit increased risk of development and progression of cardiac diseases. The activation of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) has been indirectly implicated in these cardiac effects observed in hyperthyroidism. Angiotensin-(1–7) (Ang-(1–7)) has previously been shown to counterbalance pathological effects of angiotensin II (Ang II). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of elevated circulating Ang-(1–7) levels on cardiac effects promoted by hyperthyroidism in a transgenic rat (TG) model that constitutively overexpresses an Ang-(1–7)-producing fusion protein [TGR(A1-7)3292]. TG and wild-type (WT) rats received daily injections (i.p.) of triiodothyronine (T3; 7 µg/100 g of body weight (BW)) or vehicle for 14 days. In contrast with WT rats, the TG rats did not develop cardiac hypertrophy after T3 treatment. Indeed, TG rats displayed reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiac hyperdynamic condition induced by hyperthyroidism. Moreover, increased plasma levels of Ang II observed in hyperthyroid WT rats were prevented in TG rats. TG rats were protected from glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) inactivation and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) nuclear accumulation induced by T3. In vitro studies evidenced that Ang-(1–7) prevented cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and GSK3β inactivation induced by T3. Taken together, these data reveal an important cardioprotective action of Ang-(1–7) in experimental model of hyperthyroidism.
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Silva MS, Lúcio-Oliveira F, Mecawi AS, Almeida LF, Ruginsk SG, Greenwood MP, Greenwood M, Vivas L, Elias LLK, Murphy D, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Increased exposure to sodium during pregnancy and lactation changes basal and induced behavioral and neuroendocrine responses in adult male offspring. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/6/e13210. [PMID: 28336818 PMCID: PMC5371570 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Excessive sodium (Na+) intake in modern society has been associated with several chronic disorders such as hypertension. Several studies suggest that early life events can program physiological systems and lead to functional changes in adulthood. Therefore, we investigated behavioral and neuroendocrine responses under basal conditions and after 48 h of water deprivation in adult (60‐day‐old Wistar rats) male, Wistar rats originating from dams were offered only water or 0.15 mol/L NaCl during pregnancy and lactation. Early life salt exposure induced kidney damage, as shown by a higher number of ED‐1 positive cells (macrophages/monocytes), increased daily urinary volume and Na+ excretion, blunted basal water intake and plasma oxytocin levels, and increased plasma corticosterone secretion. When challenged with water deprivation, animals exposed to 0.15 mol/L NaCl during early life showed impaired water intake, reduced salt preference ratio, and vasopressin (AVP) secretion. In summary, our data demonstrate that the perinatal exposure to excessive Na+ intake can induce kidney injury in adult offspring and significantly affect the key mechanisms regulating water balance, fluid intake, and AVP release in response to water deprivation. Collectively, these novel results highlight the impact of perinatal programming on the homeostatic mechanisms regulating fluid and electrolyte balance during exposure to an environmental stress (i.e. dehydration) in later life.
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- Marcia S Silva
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biology Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departament of Physiological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET) Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.,Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biology Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Dos-Santos RC, Monteiro LDRN, Paes-Leme B, Lustrino D, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Mecawi AS, Reis LC. Central angiotensin-(1-7) increases osmotic thirst. Exp Physiol 2017; 102:1397-1404. [PMID: 28833692 DOI: 10.1113/ep086417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? The central goal of this study was to understand the effects of central angiotensin-(1-7) on basal and osmotically stimulated water intake in rats. What is the main finding and its importance? This study demonstrated that central administration of angiotensin-(1-7) did not induce thirst in basal conditions but increased water intake after osmotic stimulation, such as water deprivation and salt loading. These results indicate a new function for this peptide, which, in turn, allows for future research on the mechanisms through which angiotensin-(1-7) influences osmotic thirst. Angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] is generated by type 2 angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) and binds to the MAS receptor. Although it is well known that Ang-(1-7) functionally antagonizes the effects of the classical renin-angiotensin system in several situations, the role of Ang-(1-7) in hydromineral homeostasis is not clear. The aim of this study was to assess the role of Ang-(1-7) on neuroendocrine responses to hyperosmolality in rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into the following three groups: control; 24 h of water deprivation (WD); and 24 h of salt loading (SL; 1.8% NaCl). Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injections of Ang-(1-7) or vehicle were given to assess water intake and plasma concentration of vasopressin. Additionally, the brains from control and WD groups were collected to evaluate gene expression in the subfornical organ (SFO), paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and supraoptic nucleus (SON). It was found that i.c.v. Ang-(1-7) did not change water and salt intake in control rats; however, Ang-(1-7) increased water intake after WD and SL, with no change in salt intake. Plasma vasopressin was not changed by i.c.v. Ang-(1-7) in control or WD rats. Moreover, WD increased Mas gene expression in the SON and PVN, with no changes in Ace2 mRNA levels. In conclusion, Ang-(1-7) increases thirst after osmotic stimuli, indicating that a previous sensitization to its action is necessary. This finding is consistent with the increased Mas gene expression in the PVN and SON after water deprivation.
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- Raoni Conceição Dos-Santos
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Huber G, Schuster F, Raasch W. Brain renin-angiotensin system in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. Pharmacol Res 2017; 125:72-90. [PMID: 28687340 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are among the main causes of death globally and in this context hypertension represents one of the key risk factors for developing a CVD. It is well established that the peripheral renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in regulating blood pressure (BP). All components of the classic RAS can also be found in the brain but, in contrast to the peripheral RAS, how the endogenous RAS is involved in modulating cardiovascular effects in the brain is not fully understood yet. It is a complex system that may work differently in diverse areas of the brain and is linked to the peripheral system by the circumventricular organs (CVO), which do not have a blood brain barrier (BBB). In this review, we focus on the brain angiotensin peptides, their interactions with each other, and the consequences in the central nervous system (CNS) concerning cardiovascular control. Additionally, we present potential drug targets in the brain RAS for the treatment of hypertension.
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- Gianna Huber
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Germany; CBBM (Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism), Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Germany; CBBM (Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism), Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Germany; CBBM (Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism), Lübeck, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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Moura Santos D, Ribeiro Marins F, Limborço-Filho M, de Oliveira ML, Hamamoto D, Xavier CH, Moreira FA, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ, Peliky Fontes MA. Chronic overexpression of angiotensin-(1-7) in rats reduces cardiac reactivity to acute stress and dampens anxious behavior. Stress 2017; 20:189-196. [PMID: 28288545 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1296949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) acts as a pro-stress hormone, while other evidence indicates that angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] attenuates physiological responses to emotional stress. To further test this hypothesis, in groups of 5-6 rats we evaluated autonomic, cardiovascular and behavioral parameters in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) and transgenic TGR(A1-7)3292 (TG) rats chronically overexpressing Ang-(1-7). Compared to SD rats, TG rats showed reduced baseline heart rate (HR; SD 380 ± 16 versus TG 329 ± 9 beats per minute (bpm), mean ± standard error of mean, p < .05) and renal sympathetic discharge (SD 138 ± 4 versus TG 117 ± 5 spikes/second, p < .05). TG rats had an attenuated tachycardic response to acute air-puff stress (ΔHR: SD 51 ± 20 versus TG 1 ± 3 bpm; p < .05), which was reversed by intracerebroventricular injection of the Mas receptor antagonist, A-779 (ΔHR: SD 51 ± 20 versus TG 63 ± 15 bpm). TG rats showed less anxious behavior on the elevated plus maze, as revealed by more entries into open arms (SD 2 ± 2 versus TG 47 ± 5% relative to total entries; p < .05), and more time spent in the open arms (SD 5 ± 4 versus TG 53 ± 9% relative to total time, p < .05). By contrast with SD rats, diazepam (1.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) did not further reduce anxious behavior in TG rats, indicating a ceiling anxiolytic effect of Ang-(1-7) overexpression. Ang-(1-7) concentrations in hypothalamus and plasma, measured by mass spectrometry were two- and three-fold greater, respectively, in TG rats than in SD rats. Hence, increased endogenous Ang-(1-7) levels in TG rats diminishes renal sympathetic outflow and attenuates cardiac reactivity to emotional stress, which may be via central Mas receptors, and reduces anxious behavior. Lay summaryWe used a genetically modified rat model that produces above normal amounts of a peptide hormone called angiotensin-(1-7) to test whether this peptide can reduce some of the effects of stress. We found that angiotensin-(1-7), acting in the brain, can reduce anxiety and reduce the increase in heart rate associated with emotional stress. These findings may provide a lead for design of new drugs to reduce stress.
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- Danielle Moura Santos
- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- c Department of Physiology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás , Goiás , Brazil Goiânia
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- d Department of Pharmacology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
- b Alamantec/LABFAR , Minas Gerais , Brazil
- e Institute of Cardiology , University Foundation of Cardiology , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- a Department of Physiology and Biophysics , INCT, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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Endlich PW, Claudio ERG, Lima LCF, Ribeiro Júnior RF, Peluso AAB, Stefanon I, Bissoli NS, Lemos VS, Santos RASD, Abreu GRD. Exercise modulates the aortic renin-angiotensin system independently of estrogen therapy in ovariectomized hypertensive rats. Peptides 2017; 87:41-49. [PMID: 27884622 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The renin-angiotensin-system is an important component of cardiovascular control and is up-regulated under various conditions, including hypertension and menopause. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of swimming training and estrogen therapy (ET) on angiotensin-II (ANG II)-induced vasoconstriction and angiotensin-(1-7) [ANG-(1-7)]-induced vasorelaxation in aortic rings from ovariectomized spontaneously hypertensive rats. Animals were divided into Sham (SH), Ovariectomized (OVX), Ovariectomized treated with E2 (OE2), Ovariectomized plus swimming (OSW) and Ovariectomized treated with E2 plus swimming (OE2+SW) groups. ET entailed the administration of 5μg of 17β-Estradiol three times per week. Swimming was undertaken for sixty minutes each day, five times per week. Both, training and ET were initiated seven days following ovariectomy. Forty-eight hours after the last treatment or training session, the animals' systolic blood pressures were measured, and blood samples were collected to measure plasma ANG II and ANG-(1-7) levels via radioimmunoassay. In aortic rings, the vascular reactivity to ANG II and ANG-(1-7) was assessed. Expression of ANG-(1-7) in aortic wall was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The results showed that both exercise and ET increased plasma ANG II levels despite attenuating systolic blood pressure. Ovariectomy increased constrictor responses to ANG II and decreased dilatory responses to ANG-(1-7), which were reversed by swimming independently of ET. Moreover, it was observed an apparent increase in ANG-(1-7) content in the aorta of the groups subjected to training and ET. Exercise training may play a cardioprotective role independently of ET and may be an alternative to ET in hypertensive postmenopausal women.
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- Patrick W Endlich
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil; Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Federal University of Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri, Teófilo Otoni, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
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Mas receptor contributes to pregnancy-induced cardiac remodelling. Clin Sci (Lond) 2016; 130:2305-2316. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20160095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the present study, we have showed that the Ang-(1–7)/receptor Mas axis contributes to cardiac remodelling development induced by pregnancy.
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Vilhena-Franco T, Mecawi AS, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Oestradiol effects on neuroendocrine responses induced by water deprivation in rats. J Endocrinol 2016; 231:167-180. [PMID: 27613338 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Water deprivation (WD) induces changes in plasma volume and osmolality, which in turn activate several responses, including thirst, the activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) secretion. These systems seem to be influenced by oestradiol, as evidenced by the expression of its receptor in brain areas that control fluid balance. Thus, we investigated the effects of oestradiol treatment on behavioural and neuroendocrine changes of ovariectomized rats in response to WD. We observed that in response to WD, oestradiol treatment attenuated water intake, plasma osmolality and haematocrit but did not change urinary volume or osmolality. Moreover, oestradiol potentiated WD-induced AVP secretion, but did not alter the plasma OT or angiotensin II (Ang II) concentrations. Immunohistochemical data showed that oestradiol potentiated vasopressinergic neuronal activation in the lateral magnocellular PVN (PaLM) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei but did not induce further changes in Fos expression in the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO) or subfornical organ (SFO) or in oxytocinergic neuronal activation in the SON and PVN of WD rats. Regarding mRNA expression, oestradiol increased OT mRNA expression in the SON and PVN under basal conditions and after WD, but did not induce additional changes in the mRNA expression for AVP in the SON or PVN. It also did not affect the mRNA expression of RAS components in the PVN. In conclusion, our results show that oestradiol acts mainly on the vasopressinergic system in response to WD, potentiating vasopressinergic neuronal activation and AVP secretion without altering AVP mRNA expression.
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- Tatiane Vilhena-Franco
- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological SciencesInstitute of Biological and Healthy Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Diniz GP, Senger N, Carneiro-Ramos MS, Santos RAS, Barreto-Chaves MLM. Cardiac ACE2/angiotensin 1-7/Mas receptor axis is activated in thyroid hormone-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 10:192-202. [PMID: 26715125 PMCID: PMC5942623 DOI: 10.1177/1753944715623228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Thyroid hormone (TH) promotes marked effects on the cardiovascular system, including the development of cardiac hypertrophy. Some studies have demonstrated that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a key mediator of the cardiac growth in response to elevated TH levels. Although some of the main RAS components are changed in cardiac tissue on hyperthyroid state, the potential modulation of the counter regulatory components of the RAS, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 (ACE2), angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) levels and Mas receptor induced by hyperthyroidism is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hyperthyroidism on cardiac Ang 1-7, ACE2 and Mas receptor levels. METHODS Hyperthyroidism was induced in Wistar rats by daily intraperitoneal injections of T4 for 14 days. RESULTS Although plasma Ang 1-7 levels were unchanged by hyperthyroidism, cardiac Ang 1-7 levels were increased in TH-induced cardiac hypertrophy. ACE2 enzymatic activity was significantly increased in hearts from hyperthyroid animals, which may be contributing to the higher Ang 1-7 levels observed in the T4 group. Furthermore, elevated cardiac levels of Ang 1-7 levels were accompanied by increased Mas receptor protein levels. CONCLUSION The counter-regulatory components of the RAS are activated in hyperthyroidism and may be contributing to modulate the cardiac hypertrophy in response to TH.
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- Gabriela P Diniz
- Department of Anatomy, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilCardiology Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, University Foundation of Cardiology
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology and Functional Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2415, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil
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Busnardo C, Crestani CC, Fassini A, Resstel LBM, Corrêa FMA. NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus modulate different stages of hemorrhage-evoked cardiovascular responses in rats. Neuroscience 2016; 320:149-59. [PMID: 26861418 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Here we report the involvement of N-Methyl-d-Aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptors from the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) in the mediation of cardiovascular changes observed during hemorrhage and post-bleeding periods. In addition, the present study provides further evidence of the involvement of circulating vasopressin and cardiac sympathetic activity in cardiovascular responses to hemorrhage. Systemic treatment with the V1-vasopressin receptor antagonist dTyr(CH2)5(Me)AVP (50 μg/kg, i.v.) increased the latency to the onset of hypotension during hemorrhage and slowed post-bleeding recovery of blood pressure. Systemic treatment with the β1-adrenergic receptor antagonist atenolol (1 mg/kg, i.v.) also increased the latency to the onset of hypotension during hemorrhage. Moreover, atenolol reversed the hemorrhage-induced tachycardia into bradycardia. Bilateral microinjection of the selective NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist LY235959 (2 nmol/100 nL) into the PVN blocked the hypotensive response to hemorrhage and reduced the tachycardia during the post-hemorrhage period. Systemic treatment with dTyr(CH2)5(Me)AVP inhibited the effect of LY235959 on hemorrhage-induced hypotension, without affecting the post-bleeding tachycardia. PVN treatment with the selective non-NMDA receptor antagonist NBQX (2 nmol/100 nL) reduced the recovery of blood pressure to normal levels in the post-bleeding phase and reduced hemorrhage-induced tachycardia. Combined blockade of both NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors in the PVN completely abolished the hypotensive response in the hemorrhage period and reduced the tachycardiac response in the post-hemorrhage period. These results indicate that local PVN glutamate neurotransmission is involved in the neural pathway mediating cardiovascular responses to hemorrhage, via an integrated control involving autonomic nervous system activity and vasopressin release into the circulation.
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- C Busnardo
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Univ. Estadual Paulista-UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition throughout a superovulation protocol in ewes. Res Vet Sci 2015; 103:205-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Gonzaga NA, Mecawi AS, Antunes-Rodrigues J, De Martinis BS, Padovan CM, Tirapelli CR. Ethanol withdrawal increases oxidative stress and reduces nitric oxide bioavailability in the vasculature of rats. Alcohol 2015; 49:47-56. [PMID: 25557835 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We analyzed the effects of ethanol withdrawal on the vascular and systemic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and vascular oxidative stress. Male Wistar rats were treated with ethanol 3-9% (v/v) for a period of 21 days. Ethanol withdrawal was induced by abrupt discontinuation of the treatment. Experiments were performed 48 h after ethanol discontinuation. Rats from the ethanol withdrawal group showed decreased exploration of the open arms of the elevated-plus maze (EPM) and increased plasma corticosterone levels. Ethanol withdrawal significantly increased systolic blood pressure and plasma angiotensin II (ANG II) levels without an effect on plasma renin activity (PRA), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity, or plasma angiotensin I (ANG I) levels. No differences in vascular ANG I, ANG II levels, and ACE activity/expression and AT1 and AT2 receptor expression were detected among the experimental groups. Plasma osmolality, as well as plasma sodium, potassium, and glucose levels were not affected by ethanol withdrawal. Ethanol withdrawal induced systemic and vascular oxidative stress, as evidenced by increased plasma thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances (TBARS) levels and the vascular generation of superoxide anion. Ethanol withdrawal significantly decreased plasma and vascular nitrate/nitrite levels. Major new findings of the present study are that ethanol withdrawal induces vascular oxidative stress and reduces nitric oxide (NO) levels in the vasculature. Additionally, our study provides novel evidence that ethanol withdrawal does not affect the vascular ANG II generating system while stimulating systemic RAS. These responses could predispose individuals to the development of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Natalia A Gonzaga
- Programa de pós-graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Ciências Humanas, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Fisiologia, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Fisiologia, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Ciências Humanas, USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Coletti R, Almeida-Pereira G, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on water intake and vasopressin and oxytocin secretion induced by fluid deprivation. Horm Behav 2015; 67:12-20. [PMID: 25436932 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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During dehydration, responses of endocrine and autonomic control systems are triggered by central and peripheral osmoreceptors and peripheral baroreceptors to stimulate thirst and sodium appetite. Specifically, it is already clear that endocrine system acts by secreting vasopressin (AVP), oxytocin (OT) and angiotensin II (ANG II), and that gaseous molecules, such as nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO), play an important role in modulating the neurohypophyseal secretion as well as ANG II production and thirst. More recently, another gas-hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-has been studied as a neuronal modulator, which is involved in hypothalamic control of blood pressure, heart frequency and temperature. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether H2S and its interaction with NO system could participate in the modulatory responses of thirst and hormonal secretion induced by fluid deprivation. For this purpose, Wistar male rats were deprived of water for 12 and 24h, and the activity of sulfide-generating enzymes was measured. Surprisingly, 24-h water deprivation increased the activity of sulfide-generating enzymes in the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH). Furthermore, the icv injection of sodium sulfide (Na2S, 260nmol), a H2S donor, reduced water intake, increased AVP, OT and CORT plasma concentrations and decreased MBH nitrate/nitrite (NOX) content of 24-h water-deprived animals compared to controls. We thus suggest that H2S system has an important role in the modulation of hormonal and behavioral responses induced by 24-h fluid deprivation.
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- R Coletti
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Rodrigues-Machado MG, Magalhães GS, Cardoso JA, Kangussu LM, Murari A, Caliari MV, Oliveira ML, Cara DC, Noviello MLM, Marques FD, Pereira JM, Lautner RQ, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ. AVE 0991, a non-peptide mimic of angiotensin-(1-7) effects, attenuates pulmonary remodelling in a model of chronic asthma. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 170:835-46. [PMID: 23889691 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE AVE 0991 (AVE) is a non-peptide compound, mimic of the angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) actions in many tissues and pathophysiological states. Here, we have investigated the effect of AVE on pulmonary remodelling in a murine model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced chronic allergic lung inflammation. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We used BALB/c mice (6-8 weeks old) and induced chronic allergic lung inflammation by OVA sensitization (20 μg·mouse(-1) , i.p., four times, 14 days apart) and OVA challenge (1%, nebulised during 30 min, three times per·week, for 4 weeks). Control and AVE groups were given saline i.p and challenged with saline. AVE treatment (1 mg·kg(-1) ·per day, s.c.) or saline (100 μL·kg(-1) ·per day, s.c.) was given during the challenge period. Mice were anaesthetized 72 h after the last challenge and blood and lungs collected. In some animals, primary bronchi were isolated to test contractile responses. Cytokines were evaluated in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and lung homogenates. KEY RESULTS Treatment with AVE of OVA sensitised and challenged mice attenuated the altered contractile response to carbachol in bronchial rings and reversed the increased airway wall and pulmonary vasculature thickness and right ventricular hypertrophy. Furthermore, AVE reduced IL-5 and increased IL-10 levels in the BAL, accompanied by decreased Ang II levels in lungs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS AVE treatment prevented pulmonary remodelling, inflammation and right ventricular hypertrophy in OVA mice, suggesting that Ang-(1-7) receptor agonists are a new possibility for the treatment of pulmonary remodelling induced by chronic asthma.
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- M G Rodrigues-Machado
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanobiopharmaceutics (INCT-NANOBIOFAR), Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Bertagnolli M, Casali KR, De Sousa FB, Rigatto K, Becker L, Santos SHS, Dias LD, Pinto G, Dartora DR, Schaan BD, Milan RDS, Irigoyen MC, Santos RAS. An orally active angiotensin-(1-7) inclusion compound and exercise training produce similar cardiovascular effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Peptides 2014; 51:65-73. [PMID: 24262271 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Low angiotensin-(1-7) (Ang-(1-7)) concentration is observed in some cardiovascular diseases and exercise training seems to restore its concentration in the heart. Recently, a novel formulation of an orally active Ang-(1-7) included in hydroxy-propyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPB-CD) was developed and chronically administered in experimental models of cardiovascular diseases. The present study examined whether chronic administration of HPB-CD/Ang-(1-7) produces beneficial cardiovascular effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), as well as to compare the results obtained with those produced by exercise training. Male SHR (15-week old) were divided in control (tap water) or treated with HPB-CD/Ang-(1-7) (corresponding to 30μgkg(-1)day(-1) of Ang-(1-7)) by gavage, concomitantly or not to exercise training (treadmill, 10 weeks). After chronic treatment, hemodynamic, morphometric and molecular analysis in the heart were performed. Chronic HPB-CD/Ang-(1-7) decreased arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate in SHR. The inclusion compound significantly improved left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure, restored the maximum and minimum derivatives (dP/dT) and decreased cardiac hypertrophy index in SHR. Chronic treatment improved autonomic control by attenuating sympathetic modulation on heart and vessels and the SAP variability, as well as increasing parasympathetic modulation and HR variability. Overall results were similar to those obtained with exercise training. These results show that chronic treatment with the HPB-CD/Ang-(1-7) inclusion compound produced beneficial effects in SHR resembling the ones produced by exercise training. This observation reinforces the potential cardiovascular therapeutic effect of this novel peptide formulation.
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- Mariane Bertagnolli
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil; INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física e Química, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, 1303 Av. BPS, Itajubá, Minas Gerais 37500-903, Brazil; INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, 245 Rua Sarmento Leite, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90050-170, Brazil
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- INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, 245 Rua Sarmento Leite, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90050-170, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil
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- Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, and Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2350 Rua Ramiro Barcelos, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil
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- INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil; Heart Institute/Universidade de São Paulo, 44 Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil; INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, 395 Av. Princesa Isabel, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90620-001, Brazil; INCT-Nanobiofar-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 6627 Av. Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil.
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Guimarães GG, Santos SHS, Oliveira ML, Pimenta-Velloso EP, Motta DF, Martins AS, Alenina N, Bader M, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ. Exercise induces renin-angiotensin system unbalance and high collagen expression in the heart of Mas-deficient mice. Peptides 2012; 38:54-61. [PMID: 22921883 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the cardiac and vascular remodeling associated with cardiovascular diseases. Angiotensin (Ang) II/AT(1) axis is known to promote cardiac hypertrophy and collagen deposition. In contrast, Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis opposes Ang II effects in the heart producing anti-trophic and anti-fibrotic effects. Exercise training is known to induce cardiac remodeling with physiological hypertrophy without fibrosis. We hypothesize that cardiac remodeling induced by chronic exercise depends on the action of Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis. Thus, we evaluated the effect of exercise training on collagen deposition and RAS components in the heart of FVB/N mice lacking Mas receptor (Mas-KO). Male wild-type and Mas-KO mice were subjected to a moderate-intense swimming exercise training for 6 weeks. The left ventricle (LV) of the animals was sectioned and submitted to qRT-PCR and histological analysis. Circulating and tissue angiotensin peptides were measured by RIA. Sedentary Mas-KO presented a higher circulating Ang II/Ang-(1-7) ratio and an increased ACE2 expression in the LV. Physical training induced in Mas-KO and WT a similar cardiac hypertrophy accompanied by a pronounced increase in collagen I and III mRNA expression. Trained Mas-KO and trained WT presented increased Ang-(1-7) in the blood. However, only in trained-WT there was an increase in Ang-(1-7) in the LV. In summary, we showed that deletion of Mas in FVB/N mice produced an unbalance in RAS equilibrium increasing Ang II/AT(1) arm and inducing deleterious cardiac effects as deposition of extracellular matrix proteins. These data indicate that Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis is an important counter-regulatory mechanism in physical training mediate cardiac adaptations.
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- Gislaine G Guimarães
- INCT NanoBioFar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Guimaraes PS, Santiago NM, Xavier CH, Velloso EPP, Fontes MAP, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ. Chronic infusion of angiotensin-(1-7) into the lateral ventricle of the brain attenuates hypertension in DOCA-salt rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 303:H393-400. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00075.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Angiotensin-(ANG)-(1-7) is known by its central and peripheral actions, which mainly oppose the deleterious effects induced by accumulation of ANG II during pathophysiological conditions. In the present study we evaluated whether a chronic increase in ANG-(1-7) levels in the brain would modify the progression of hypertension. After DOCA-salt hypertension was induced for seven days, Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 14 days of intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of ANG-(1-7) (200 ng/h, DOCA-A7) or 0.9% sterile saline. As expected, on the 21st day, DOCA rats presented increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) (≈40%), and impaired baroreflex control of heart rate (HR) and baroreflex renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in comparison with that in normotensive control rats (CTL). These changes were followed by an overactivity of the cardiac sympathetic tone and reduction of the cardiac parasympathetic tone, and exaggerated mRNA expression of collagen type I (≈9-fold) in the left ventricle. In contrast, DOCA rats treated with ANG-(1-7) ICV had an improvement of baroreflex control of HR, which was even higher than that in CTL, and a restoration of the baroreflex control of RSNA, the balance of cardiac autonomic tone, and normalized mRNA expression of collagen type I in the left ventricle. Furthermore, DOCA-A7 had MAP lowered significantly. These effects were not accompanied by significant circulating or cardiac changes in angiotensin levels. Taken together, our data show that chronic increase in ANG-(1-7) in the brain attenuates the development of DOCA-salt hypertension, highlighting the importance of this peptide in the brain for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Priscila S. Guimaraes
- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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- National Institute of Science and Technology-Nanobiofar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
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Cardiovascular responses evoked by activation or blockade of GABAA receptors in the hypothalamic PVN are attenuated in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen. Brain Res 2012; 1448:101-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Honorato-Sampaio K, Pereira VM, Santos RAS, Reis AM. Evidence that angiotensin-(1-7) is an intermediate of gonadotrophin-induced oocyte maturation in the rat preovulatory follicle. Exp Physiol 2012; 97:642-50. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.061960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Beneficial effects of long-term administration of an oral formulation of Angiotensin-(1-7) in infarcted rats. Int J Hypertens 2012; 2012:795452. [PMID: 22482038 PMCID: PMC3296310 DOI: 10.1155/2012/795452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In this study was evaluated the chronic cardiac effects of a formulation developed by including angiotensin(Ang)-(1-7) in hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), in infarcted rats. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced by left coronary artery occlusion. HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) was administered for 60 days (76 μg/Kg/once a day/gavage) starting immediately before infarction. Echocardiography was utilized to evaluate usual cardiac parameters, and radial strain method was used to analyze the velocity and displacement of myocardial fibers at initial time and 15, 30, and 50 days after surgery. Real-time PCR was utilized to evaluate the fibrotic signaling involved in the remodeling process. Once-a-day oral HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) administration improved the cardiac function and reduced the deleterious effects induced by MI on TGF-β and collagen type I expression, as well as on the velocity and displacement of myocardial fibers. These findings confirm cardioprotective effects of Ang-(1-7) and indicate HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) as a feasible formulation for long-term oral administration of this heptapeptide.
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Endogenous angiotensin II and the regulation of oxygen consumption and colonic temperature in rats. J Therm Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lazaroni TL, Raslan ACS, Fontes WR, de Oliveira ML, Bader M, Alenina N, Moraes MF, dos Santos RA, Pereira GS. Angiotensin-(1–7)/Mas axis integrity is required for the expression of object recognition memory. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2012; 97:113-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Marques FD, Ferreira AJ, Sinisterra RDM, Jacoby BA, Sousa FB, Caliari MV, Silva GAB, Melo MB, Nadu AP, Souza LE, Irigoyen MCC, Almeida AP, Santos RAS. An oral formulation of angiotensin-(1-7) produces cardioprotective effects in infarcted and isoproterenol-treated rats. Hypertension 2011; 57:477-83. [PMID: 21282558 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.167346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study we evaluated the cardiac effects of a pharmaceutical formulation developed by including angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) in hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), in normal, infarcted, and isoproterenol-treated rats. Myocardial infarction was produced by left coronary artery occlusion. Isoproterenol (2 mg/kg, IP) was administered daily for 7 days. Oral administration of HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) started immediately before infarction or associated with the first dose of isoproterenol. After 7 days of treatment, the rats were euthanized, and the Langendorff technique was used to analyze cardiac function. In addition, heart function was chronically (15, 30, 50 days) analyzed by echocardiography. Cardiac sections were stained with hematoxylin/eosin and Masson trichrome to evaluate cardiac hypertrophy and damage, respectively. Pharmacokinetic studies showed that oral HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) administration significantly increased Ang-(1-7) on plasma whereas with the free peptide it was without effect. Oral administration of HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) (30 μg/kg) significantly reduced the deleterious effects induced by myocardial infarction on systolic and diastolic tension, ±dT/dt, perfusion pressure, and heart rate. Strikingly, a 50% reduction of the infarcted area was observed in HPβCD/Ang-(1-7)-treated rats. Furthermore, HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) attenuated the heart function impairment and cardiac remodeling induced by isoproterenol. In infarcted rats chronically treated with HPβCD/Ang-(1-7), the reduction of ejection fraction and fractional shorting and the increase in systolic and diastolic left ventricular volumes observed in infarcted rats were attenuated. Altogether, these findings further confirm the cardioprotective effects of Ang-(1-7). More importantly, our data indicate that the HPβCD/Ang-(1-7) is a feasible formulation for oral administration of Ang-(1-7), which can be used as a cardioprotective drug.
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- Fúlvia D Marques
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanobiopharmaceutics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Angiotensin-(1-7), its receptor Mas, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 are expressed in the human ovary. Fertil Steril 2011; 95:176-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fraga-Silva RA, Costa-Fraga FP, De Sousa FB, Alenina N, Bader M, Sinisterra RD, Santos RAS. An orally active formulation of angiotensin-(1-7) produces an antithrombotic effect. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:837-41. [PMID: 21789389 PMCID: PMC3109384 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000500021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The heptapeptide angiotensin-(1-7) is a component of the renin-angiotensin system, which promotes many beneficial cardiovascular effects, including antithrombotic activity. We have recently shown that the antithrombotic effect of angiotensin-(1-7) involves receptor Mas-mediated NO-release from platelets. Here, we describe an orally active formulation based on angiotensin-(1-7) inclusion in cyclodextrin [Ang-(1-7)- CyD] as an antithrombotic agent. Cyclodextrins are pharmaceutical tools that are used to enhance drug stability, absorption across biological barriers and gastric protection. METHOD To test the antithrombotic effect of Ang-(1-7)-CyD, thrombus formation was induced in the abdominal vena cava of spontaneously hypertensive rats that were pretreated either acutely or chronically with Ang-(1-7)-CyD. Male Mas-knockout and wild-type mice were used to verify the role of the Mas receptor on the effect of Ang-(1-7)-CyD. RESULTS Acute or chronic oral treatment with Ang-(1-7)-CyD promoted an antithrombotic effect (measured by thrombus weight; all values are, respectively, untreated vs. treated animals) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (acute: 2.86 ± 0.43 mg vs. 1.14 ± 0.40 mg; chronic: 4.27 ± 1.03 mg vs. 1.39 ± 0.68 mg). This effect was abolished in Mas-knockout mice (thrombus weight in Mas wild-type: 0.76 ± 0.10 mg vs. 0.37 ± 0.02 mg; thrombus weight in Mas-knockout: 0.96 ± 0.11 mg vs. 0.87 ± 0.14 mg). Furthermore, the antithrombotic effect of Ang-(1-7)-CyD was associated with an increase in the plasma level of Angiotensin-(1-7). CONCLUSION These results show for the first time that the oral formulation Ang-(1-7)-CyD has biological activity and produces a Mas-dependent antithrombotic effect.
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- Rodrigo Araujo Fraga-Silva
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Nanobiofarmacêutica - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis in renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Clin Sci (Lond) 2010; 119:385-94. [PMID: 20528771 DOI: 10.1042/cs20090554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AngII (angiotensin II), ACE (angiotensin I-converting enzyme) and the AT1 receptor (AngII type 1 receptor) are associated with the inflammatory process and microvascular dysfunction of AKI (acute kidney injury) induced by renal I/R (ischaemia/reperfusion). However, Ang-(1-7) [angiotensin-(1-7)], ACE2 (angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2) and the Mas receptor also play a role in renal disease models. Therefore, in the present study, we have examined the renal profile of Ang-(1-7), ACE2 and the Mas receptor in renal I/R and compared them with that of AngII, ACE and the AT1 receptor. Male Wistar rats were submitted to left nephrectomy and ischaemia (45 min) followed by reperfusion (2 or 4 h) in the right kidney. At 4 h of reperfusion, renal AngII was increased (P<0.01) and renal Ang-(1-7) was decreased substantially (P<0.05), although plasma levels of both angiotensins were unchanged. In addition, renal I/R decreased the renal mRNA expression of renin (P<0.05), AT1 receptors (P<0.001) and ACE2 (P<0.05). At 2 and 4 h of reperfusion, renal ACE activity was reduced (P<0.05). On the other hand, renal expression of the Mas receptor was greatly increased at 4 h of reperfusion (P<0.01), which was confirmed by immunohistochemical and Western blot analysis. In conclusion, increased renal expression of the Mas receptor associated with changes in the RAS (renin-angiotensin system)-related peptidases support an important role for the ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas axis in AKI.
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Ferreira AJ, Castro CH, Guatimosim S, Almeida PW, Gomes ER, Dias-Peixoto MF, Alves MN, Fagundes-Moura CR, Rentzsch B, Gava E, Almeida AP, Guimarães AM, Kitten GT, Reudelhuber T, Bader M, Santos RA. Attenuation of isoproterenol-induced cardiac fibrosis in transgenic rats harboring an angiotensin-(1-7)-producing fusion protein in the heart. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2010; 4:83-96. [DOI: 10.1177/1753944709353426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Objective: It has been shown that Ang-(1-7) has cardioprotective actions. To directly investigate the effects of Ang-(1-7) specifically in the heart, we generated and characterized transgenic (TG) rats which express an Ang-(1-7)-producing fusion protein driven by the α-MHC promoter. Methods and Results: After microinjection of the transgene into fertilized rat zygotes, we obtained four different transgenic lines. Homozygous animals were analyzed with regard to the expression profile of the transgene by ribonuclease protection assay. Transgene expression was detected mainly in the heart with weak or no expression in other organs. Heterozygous TG(hA-1-7)L7301 rats presented a significant increase in cardiac Ang-(1-7) concentration compared with control rats (17.1±2.1 versus 3.9±1.4 pg/mg protein in SD rats). Radiotelemetry analysis revealed that TG rats presented no significant changes in blood pressure and heart rate compared with normal rats. Overexpression of Ang-(1-7) in the heart produced slight improvement in resting cardiac function (+ dT/dt: 81530±1305.0 versus 77470±345.5 g/s bpm in SD rats, p < 0.05), which was in keeping with the enhanced [Ca2+] handling observed in cardiomyocytes of TG rats. TG(hA-1-7)L7301 rats also showed a greater capacity to withstand stress since TG rats showed a less pronounced deposition of collagen type III and fibronectin induced by isoproterenol treatment in the subendocardial area than in corresponding controls. In addition, hearts from TG rats showed reduced incidence and duration of reperfusion arrhythmias in comparison with SD rats. Conclusion: These results indicate that Ang-(1-7) has blood pressure-independent, antifibrotic effects, acting directly in the heart.
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- Anderson J. Ferreira
- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry of Hypertension, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazi, l
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Vaz-Silva J, Carneiro MM, Ferreira MC, Pinheiro SVB, Silva DA, Silva-Filho AL, Witz CA, Reis AM, Santos RA, Reis FM. The vasoactive peptide angiotensin-(1-7), its receptor Mas and the angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 are expressed in the human endometrium. Reprod Sci 2009; 16:247-56. [PMID: 19164480 DOI: 10.1177/1933719108327593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) is one of the major active components of the renin-angiotensin system, produced from cleavage of Ang II by angiotensin-converting-enzyme type 2 (ACE2), which acts through a specific G protein-coupled receptor, Mas. We have investigated whether the human endometrium expresses these components during menstrual cycle. By radioimmunoassay, Ang-(1-7) was detected in endometrial wash fluid at picomolar concentrations. Using immunofluorescence, both the peptide and its receptor were identified in cultured endometrial epithelial and stromal cells. By immunohistochemistry, Ang(1-7) was localized in the endometrium throughout menstrual cycle, being more concentrated in the glandular epithelium of mid- and late secretory phase. This pattern corresponded to the ACE2 mRNA, which was more abundant in epithelial cells than in stromal cells (2-fold increase, p < 0.05) and in the secretory vs. proliferative phase (6.6-fold increase, p < 0.01). The receptor Mas was equally distributed between epithelial and stromal cells and did not change during menstrual cycle. The physiological role of this peptide system in normal and pathological endometrium warrants further investigation.
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- J Vaz-Silva
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Mercure C, Yogi A, Callera GE, Aranha AB, Bader M, Ferreira AJ, Santos RAS, Walther T, Touyz RM, Reudelhuber TL. Angiotensin(1-7) Blunts Hypertensive Cardiac Remodeling by a Direct Effect on the Heart. Circ Res 2008; 103:1319-26. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.184911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) converts the vasopressor angiotensin II (Ang II) into angiotensin (1-7) [Ang(1-7)], a peptide reported to have vasodilatory and cardioprotective properties. Inactivation of the ACE2 gene in mice has been reported by one group to result in an accumulation of Ang II in the heart and an age-related defect in cardiac contractility. A second study confirmed the role of ACE2 as an Ang II clearance enzyme but failed to reproduce the contractility defects previously reported in ACE2-deficient mice. The reasons for these differences are unclear but could include differences in the accumulation of Ang II or the deficiencies in Ang(1-7) in the mouse models used. As a result, the roles of ACE2, Ang II, and Ang(1-7) in the heart remain controversial. Using a novel strategy, we targeted the chronic overproduction of either Ang II or Ang(1-7) in the heart of transgenic mice and tested their effect on age-related contractility and on cardiac remodeling in response to a hypertensive challenge. We demonstrate that a chronic accumulation of Ang II in the heart does not result in cardiac contractility defects, even in older (8-month-old) mice. Likewise, transgenic animals with an 8-fold increase in Ang(1-7) peptide in the heart exhibited no differences in resting blood pressure or cardiac contractility as compared to age-matched controls, but they had significantly less ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis than their nontransgenic littermates in response to a hypertensive challenge. Analysis of downstream signaling cascades demonstrates that cardiac Ang(1-7) selectively modulates some of the downstream signaling effectors of cardiac remodeling. These results suggest that Ang(1-7) can reduce hypertension-induced cardiac remodeling through a direct effect on the heart and raise the possibility that pathologies associated with ACE2 inactivation are mediated in part by a decrease in production of Ang(1-7).
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- Chantal Mercure
- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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- From the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) (C.M., T.L.R.), Montreal, Canada; Kidney Research Center (A.Y., G.E.C., A.B.A., R.M.T.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (M.B.), Berlin-Buch, Germany; Federal University of Minas Gerais (A.J.F., R.A.S.S.), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Centre of Biomedical Research (T.W.), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
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Reduced isoproterenol-induced renin-angiotensin changes and extracellular matrix deposition in hearts of TGR(A1-7)3292 rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 2:341-8. [PMID: 20409916 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2008] [Revised: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We investigated the expression of specific extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in cardiac hypertrophy induced by isoproterenol in TGR(A1-7)3292 rats. Additionally, changes in circulating and tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) were analyzed. Left ventricles (LV) were used for quantification of collagen type I, III, and fibronectin using immunofluorescence-labeling techniques. Angiotensin (Ang) II levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. Expression of RAS components was assessed by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR. Isoproterenol treatment induced an increase in the expression of collagen I, III, and fibronectin in normal rats. Collagen I and fibronectin expression were decreased in TGR(A1-7)3292 at basal conditions and both proteins increased by isoproterenol treatment; however, the levels achieved were still significantly lower than those observed in treated normal rats. The increase in collagen III observed in normal rats was completely blunted in TGR(A1-7)3292. Moreover, TGR(A1-7)3292 presented lower Ang II levels and angiotensinogen expression and a higher angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression in LV. Isoproterenol treatment increased cardiac Ang II concentration only in normal rats, which was associated with an increase in ACE2 and a decrease in Mas expression. These observations suggest that Ang-(1-7) specifically modulates the expression of RAS components and ECM proteins in LV.
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Filho AG, Ferreira AJ, Santos SHS, Neves SRS, Silva Camargos ER, Becker LK, Belchior HA, Dias-Peixoto MF, Pinheiro SVB, Santos RAS. Selective increase of angiotensin(1-7) and its receptor in hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats subjected to physical training. Exp Physiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.041293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ann Tallant E, Ferrario CM. Drug Evaluations Cardiovascular & Renal: Biology of angiotensin II receptor inhibition with a focus on losartan: A new drug for the treatment of hypertension. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2008. [DOI: 10.1517/13543784.5.9.1201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pereira RM, Dos Santos RAS, Teixeira MM, Leite VHR, Costa LP, da Costa Dias FL, Barcelos LS, Collares GB, Simões e Silva AC. The renin-angiotensin system in a rat model of hepatic fibrosis: evidence for a protective role of Angiotensin-(1-7). J Hepatol 2007; 46:674-81. [PMID: 17188388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 10/08/2006] [Accepted: 10/12/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The circulating renin-angiotensin system (RAS) [plasma renin activity (PRA), Angiotensin (Ang) I, Ang II and Ang-(1-7)] was evaluated in a model of hepatic fibrosis in rats. To investigate the pathophysiological involvement of Ang-(1-7), animals were treated with the Ang-(1-7) Mas receptor antagonist, A-779. METHODS RAS components, liver function and histology were examined in male Wistar rats (220-300 g). Animals were submitted to sham-surgery or ligature of the bile duct and evaluated 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks later. Blood samples were obtained to determine biochemical parameters and RAS components. A second group was treated with A-779 or vehicle to measure liver hydroxyproline and total transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFbeta1). RESULTS PRA and Ang I were significantly elevated in rats at 4 and 6 weeks compared to sham-operated animals. Ang II and Ang-(1-7) progressively increased over the 6 weeks. Changes in RAS profile correlated with histological signs of fibrosis and deterioration in liver function. Pharmacological blockade of the Ang-(1-7) receptor aggravated liver fibrosis with a significant elevation in hydroxyproline and total TGFbeta(1). CONCLUSIONS Hepatic fibrosis was associated with RAS activation in our model. Our data also suggested that Ang-(1-7) played a protective role in hepatic fibrosis.
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- Regina Maria Pereira
- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, Belo Horizonte, MG 30130-100, Brazil
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Ferreira AJ, Pinheiro SVB, Castro CH, Silva GAB, Silva ACSE, Almeida AP, Bader M, Rentzsch B, Reudelhuber TL, Santos RAS. Renal function in transgenic rats expressing an angiotensin-(1-7)-producing fusion protein. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 137:128-33. [PMID: 16934886 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2006] [Revised: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Transgenic rats [TGR(A1-7)3292] present a chronic 2.5-fold increase in plasma Angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] concentration. In the present study, we investigated the effects of this chronic elevation on renal function, vasopressin levels, kidney morphology, expression of Ang-(1-7) and vasopressin receptors in TGR(A1-7)3292. Urine volume and water intake were measured for 24 h. At the end of this period, plasma and urine samples were collected to evaluate renal function parameters and circulating vasopressin levels. Expression of renal V2 receptors and Mas was assessed by ribonuclease protection assay. Renal slices were processed for histological analysis. The urine flow of TGR(A1-7)3292 was significantly lower in comparison with Sprague-Dawley rats. The reduced urine volume of TGR(A1-7)3292 was accompanied by a significant increase in urinary osmolality and decrease free water clearance. Glomerular filtration rate, urinary sodium and potassium excretion were similar in both strains. No significant changes were observed in vasopressin levels as well as in V2 receptor and Mas mRNA expression in renal tissue. No changes in kidney structure of TGR(A1-7)3292 were detected. These data suggest that changes in circulating renin-angiotensin system produced by chronic increase of Ang-(1-7) levels can lead to adjustments in the water balance that are independent of vasopressin release and V2 receptor expression.
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- Anderson J Ferreira
- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Fernandes L, Ceravolo GS, Fortes ZB, Tostes R, Santos RAS, Santos JA, Mori MAS, Pesquero JB, de Carvalho MHC. Modulation of kinin B1 receptor expression by endogenous angiotensin II in hypertensive rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 136:92-7. [PMID: 16822558 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2006.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2005] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the expression and localization of B1 receptor in tissues of rats submitted to a renin-dependent model of hypertension (2K-1C), and analyzed the influence of endogenous Ang II in modulating the in vivo expression of these receptors. B1 mRNA levels in the heart, kidney and thoracic aorta were quantified by real time PCR, B1 receptor protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry, plasma Ang II levels were analyzed by radioimmunoassay and the effects of AT1 receptor blockade were determined after losartan treatment. 2K-1C rats presented a marked increase in Ang II levels when compared to sham-operated rats. In parallel, cardiac- (but not renal and aortic) B1 mRNA levels were 15-fold higher in 2K-1C than in sham rats. In 2K-1C, B1 expression was detected in the endothelium of small cardiac arteries and in cardiomyocytes. Losartan completely reverted the increased B1 mRNA levels and significantly decreased the protein expression observed in 2K-1C rats, despite reducing, but not normalizing blood pressure. We conclude that in the 2K-1C rat, induction of cardiac B1 receptor might be tightly linked to AT1 receptor activation. These data suggest the existence of a new site of interaction between kinins and angiotensins, and might provide important contributions for a better understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension.
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- Liliam Fernandes
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil.
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Becker LK, Santos RAS, Campagnole-Santos MJ. Cardiovascular effects of angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) at the RVLM of trained normotensive rats. Brain Res 2005; 1040:121-8. [PMID: 15804433 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2004] [Revised: 01/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We evaluated the effect of physical training on the cardiovascular responses produced by angiotensin peptides at the rostroventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of non-anesthetized normotensive rats. The RVLM pressor effect induced by Ang II was significantly greater in trained rats, while, in contrast, the Ang-(1-7) pressor effect was significantly smaller in trained in comparison to sedentary rats. In addition, the RVLM microinjection of Losartan (AT1 Ang II receptor antagonist) or A-779 (Ang-(1-7) receptor antagonist) induced opposite effect in trained rats. These results show that exercise training induces a differential RVLM responsiveness to Ang peptides, which was corroborated by the selective antagonists, indicating that the RVLM is a site in the central nervous system involved in the adaptive mechanisms triggered during exercise training.
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- Lenice K Becker
- Department Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627-ICB, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Mendes ACR, Ferreira AJ, Pinheiro SVB, Santos RAS. Chronic infusion of angiotensin-(1-7) reduces heart angiotensin II levels in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 125:29-34. [PMID: 15582710 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2004.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2004] [Revised: 07/20/2004] [Accepted: 07/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that the actions of Angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) in the heart could involve changes in tissue levels of Ang II. This possibility was addressed by determining the effect of chronic infusion of Ang-(1-7) on plasma and tissue angiotensins. Ang-(1-7) was infused subcutaneously (osmotic minipumps) in Wistar rats. Angiotensins were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in plasma, heart, and kidney. Tissue and plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity and plasma renin activity (PRA) were also measured. Cardiac and renal ACE2 mRNA levels and cardiac angiotensinogen mRNA levels were assessed by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). AT1 receptor number was evaluated by autoradiograph. Chronic infusion of Ang-(1-7) (2 microg/h, 6 days) produced a marked decrease of Ang II levels in the heart. A less pronounced but significant decrease of Ang-(1-7) was also observed. No significant changes were observed for Ang I. Ang II was not altered in the kidney. In this tissue, a significant increase of Ang-(1-7) and Ang I concentration was observed. A significant increase of plasma Ang-(1-7) and Ang II was also observed. Ang-(1-7) infusion did not change ACE activity or PRA. A selective slight significant increase in ACE2 expression in the heart was observed. Heart angiotensinogen mRNA as well as the number of Ang II binding sites did not change. These results suggest that AT1 receptors-independent changes in heart Ang II concentration might contribute for the beneficial effects of Ang-(1-7) in the heart. Moreover, these results reinforce the hypothesis that this angiotensin plays an important site-specific role within the renin-angiotensin system.
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- Ana Cristina R Mendes
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 31 270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Fonseca AGAR, Santos RAS, Moraes MFD, Leite MF, Doretto MC. Vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons are recruited during the audiogenic seizure of WARs. Brain Res 2005; 1038:32-40. [PMID: 15748870 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2004] [Revised: 12/16/2004] [Accepted: 12/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) is a genetic model of reflex epilepsy with seizures induced by high-intensity sound stimulation (120 dB SPL). In spite of the known neural substrates involved in WAR seizure phenotype, neuroendocrine hypothalamic neurons were never investigated. In this work, AVP immunohistochemistry in the hypothalamus and radioimmunoassay (RIA) in plasma and in hypothalamic and hypophysial tissues were performed on both controls and WARs in order to evaluate the dynamics of AVP release due to seizure induction. Susceptible animals (WARs) displayed at least tonic-clonic convulsions followed by clonic spasms, while resistant Wistar rats (R) had no convulsive behavior. Animals were sacrificed at 3 instances: basal condition (without stimulus) and at 3 and 10 min after sound stimulation. For the immunohistochemistry AVP study, brains were harvested and processed by the avidin-biotin-peroxidase detection method. Optic densitometry was used for quantifying AVP labeling in supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) hypothalamic nuclei. SON presented higher densitometry levels (%D--relative to background) for both WARs and R when compared to PVN. Nevertheless, both nuclei presented a marked decrease, referenced to basal levels, in %D for WARs at 3 min (approximately 35%) against a discrete change for R (approximately 90%). RIA results were significantly higher in the hypophysis of WARs when compared to R rats, at 3 min. Also, at 3 min, plasma AVP in WARs (89.32 +/- 24.81 pg/mL) were higher than in R (12.01 +/- 2.39 pg/mL). We conclude, based on the AVP releasing profiles, that vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons are recruited during the audiogenic seizure of WARs.
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- A G A R Fonseca
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue, Antonio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901-Campus Pampulha Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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Passaglio KT, Baltatu O, Machado RP, dos Reis AM, Pesquero JB, Bader M, Santos RAS. Altered renal response to acute volume expansion in transgenic rats harboring the human tissue kallikrein gene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 124:127-35. [PMID: 15544850 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2004.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2004] [Accepted: 07/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The renal response to acute volume expansion was investigated in transgenic (TGR) rats harboring the human tissue kallikrein gene. After a primer injection of 0.9% NaCl (3 ml/100 g, i.v), Sprague-Dawley (SD) or TGR rats received a continuous infusion of 0.9% NaCl (15 microl/100 g/min, i.a.) through a catheter placed into the carotid artery. Acute volume expansion was produced by a second injection of 0.9% NaCl (2 ml/100 g, i.v.) 65 min after the first injection. Plasma vasopressin (AVP) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) concentration was measured before and within 10 min of volume expansion. TGR animals presented a blunted response to acute volume expansion evidenced by an attenuated increase in total and fractional water and sodium excretion. Before or after volume expansion, plasma AVP and ANP did not differ between SD and TGR. Pre-treatment with the BK-B2 antagonist HOE-140 (7.5 microg/100 g. i.a) partially improved the renal response of TGRs and severely blunted the response in SD rats. These data show that TGR (hKLK1) rats have an impaired renal response to acute volume expansion that can not be accounted for by changes in the release of AVP or ANP.
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- Kátia T Passaglio
- Laboratório de Hipertensão, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas and Laboratório de Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av Antonio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Simões E Silva AC, Diniz JSS, Regueira Filho A, Santos RAS. The renin angiotensin system in childhood hypertension: selective increase of angiotensin-(1-7) in essential hypertension. J Pediatr 2004; 145:93-98. [PMID: 15238914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the activity of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in normotensive and hypertensive children. STUDY DESIGN Hypertensive patients (12 with renovascular hypertension and 15 with essential hypertension) and 32 normotensive subjects were evaluated at a Pediatric Nephrology Center. Blood samples for plasma renin activity (PRA) and angiotensin peptides measurements were obtained once from normotensive subjects and before and after treatment from hypertensive patients. Plasma samples were extracted using Bond-Elut cartridges (Analytichem International, Harbor City, Calif), and peptide concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA). RESULTS PRA, Angiotensin I (Ang I), Angiotensin II (Ang II), and Angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] levels were significantly higher in renovascular hypertensive patients than in normotensive children (3.3 +/- 1.2 vs 0.40 +/- 0.22 ng Ang I/mL/hour, 81.4 +/- 24.8 vs 26.4 +/- 13.4 pg/mL, 59.3 +/- 17.0 vs 21.4 +/- 8.7 pg/mL, 41.0 +/- 10.5 vs 16.2 +/- 7.9 pg/mL, respectively). The surgical treatment normalized blood pressure, PRA, and angiotensins levels. In contrast with renovascular disease, only Ang-(1-7) levels were significantly increased in essential hypertensive patients compared with normotensive (78.8 +/- 22.8 vs 16.2 +/- 7.9 pg/mL). Treatment with calcium channel blockers did not alter the RAS measurements. CONCLUSION Our data show different RAS profiles in childhood hypertension and suggest a blood pressure-independent change of Ang-(1-7) in essential hypertension.
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- Ana C Simões E Silva
- Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Campos LA, Couto AS, Iliescu R, Santos JA, Santos RAS, Ganten D, Campagnole-Santos MJ, Bader M, Baltatu O. Differential regulation of central vasopressin receptors in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 119:177-82. [PMID: 15120478 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2004.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2003] [Revised: 01/28/2004] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The consequences of permanent alteration to the brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) on central vasopressinergic system was studied in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen [TGR(ASrAOGEN)]. Levels of vasopressin (AVP) and V1a receptor mRNAs were measured by ribonuclease protection assay (RPA) and AVP by radioimmunoassay (RIA). AVP (100 pmol/50 nl) was microinjected into the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of urethane-anesthetized TGR(ASrAOGEN) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) baroreflex induced by phenylephrine were evaluated. AVP but not its mRNA levels were significantly lower in the hypothalamus and hypophysis of TGR(ASrAOGEN) rats. Brainstem V1a mRNA levels were significantly higher in TGR(ASrAOGEN) in comparison to SD rats (5.2+/-0.4% vs. 3.3+/-0.2% of beta-actin mRNA, P<0.05). In contrast, the hypothalamic V1a mRNA levels in TGR(ASrAOGEN) were not different from those found in SD rats. AVP microinjections induced a greater decrease in MAP in TGR(ASrAOGEN) in comparison with SD rats (-19.9+/-5.2 vs. -7.5+/-0.7 mm Hg, P<0.01). The significantly higher baroreflex sensitivity observed in TGR compared to that of SD rats was normalized after AVP microinjection. The increased brainstem V1a mRNA levels and sensitivity to AVP in TGR(ASrAOGEN) rats indicates a functional upregulation of AVP receptors in the NTS. The fact that the hypothalamic V1a mRNA levels are not altered indicates that these receptors are differentially regulated in different brain regions. This study demonstrates that a permanent deficit in brain angiotensinogen synthesis can alter the functionality of central vasopressinergic system.
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- Luciana A Campos
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, Berlin-Buch, D-13125, Germany
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