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Rodrigues Moro C, Abreu EDL, Kanaan SHH, Márquez A, Uranga-Ocio JA, Rossoni LV, Vassallo DV, Miguel-Castro M, Wiggers GA. Egg white hydrolysate protects white adipose tissue against metabolic insult in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt rats. Br J Nutr 2024; 131:1827-1840. [PMID: 38410884 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114524000552] [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] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an egg white hydrolysate (EWH) to protect white adipose tissue damage from cardiometabolic changes induced by severe hypertension. Male Wistar rats were uninephrectomised and divided: SHAM (weekly subcutaneous vehicle (mineral oil + propylene glycol, 1:1)), SHAM + EWH (subcutaneous vehicle plus EWH via gavage, 1 g/kg per day), DOCA (deoxycorticosterone acetate diluted in vehicle subcutaneously weekly in subsequent doses of 20 mg/kg -1st week, 12 mg/kg - 2–3th week, and 6 mg/kg -4–8th week, respectively, plus 1 % NaCl and 0·2 % KCl in drinking water), and DOCA + EWH. Body weight gain, food and water intake, glucose and lipid metabolism were evaluated. Oxidative stress was assessed by biochemical assay and immunofluorescence for NOX-1, nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB), and caspase-3 in retroperitoneal white adipose tissue (rtWAT). Proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and 1β), CD163+ macrophage infiltration, and immunohistochemistry for TNFα and uncoupling protein-1 were evaluated, as well as histological analysis on rtWAT. Glutathione peroxidase and reductase were also determined in plasma. EWH showed hypocholesterolemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties in the arterial hypertension DOCA-salt model. The results demonstrated the presence of functional changes in adipose tissue function by a decrease in macrophage infiltration and in the fluorescence intensity of NFκB, NOX-1, and caspase-3. A reduction of proinflammatory cytokines and restoration of antioxidant enzymatic activity and mitochondrial oxidative damage by reducing uncoupling protein-1 fluorescence intensity were also observed. EWH could be used as a potential alternative therapeutic strategy in the treatment of cardiometabolic complications associated with malignant secondary arterial hypertension.
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- Camila Rodrigues Moro
- Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472, Km 592, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472, Km 592, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472, Km 592, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Avda. de Atenas s/n, 28032 Alcorcón, Spain and High Performance Research Group in Physiopathology and Pharmacology of the Digestive System (NeuGut), URJC, Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Avda. de Atenas s/n, 28032 Alcorcón, Spain and High Performance Research Group in Physiopathology and Pharmacology of the Digestive System (NeuGut), URJC, Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, nº 2415, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiac Electromechanical and Vascular Reactivity Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM.), C/Nicolás Cabrera, 9, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472, Km 592, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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xu C, Yu J. Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Hypertension Development Induced by Fructose Consumption. Food Funct 2022; 13:1702-1717. [DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03381f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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During the past several decades, there has been a dramatic increase in fructose consumption worldwide in parallel with epidemics of metabolic diseases. Accumulating evidence has suggested that excessive fructose consumption...
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Golonka RM, Cooper JK, Issa R, Devarasetty PP, Gokula V, Busken J, Zubcevic J, Hill J, Vijay-Kumar M, Menon B, Joe B. Impact of Nutritional Epigenetics in Essential Hypertension: Targeting microRNAs in the Gut-Liver Axis. Curr Hypertens Rep 2021; 23:28. [PMID: 33961141 PMCID: PMC8105193 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-021-01142-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the current knowledge on interactions between dietary factors and microRNAs (miRNAs) in essential hypertension (EH) pathogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS There exists an integration of maintenance signals generated by genetic, epigenetic, immune, and environmental (e.g., dietary) factors that work to sustain balance in the gut-liver axis. It is well established that an imbalance in this complex, intertwined system substantially increases the risk for EH. As such, pertinent research has been taken to decipher how each signal operates in isolation and together in EH progression. Recent literature indicates that both macro- and micronutrients interrupt regulatory miRNA expressions and thus, alter multiple cellular processes that contribute to EH and its comorbidities. We highlight how carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, salt, and potassium modify miRNA signatures during EH. The disruption in miRNA expression can negatively impact communication systems such as over activating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, modulating the vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype, and promoting angiogenesis to favor EH. We also delineate the prognostic value of miRNAs in EH and discuss the pros and cons of surgical vs dietary prophylactic approaches in EH prevention. We propose that dietary-dependent perturbation of the miRNA profile is one mechanism within the gut-liver axis that dictates EH development.
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- Rachel M Golonka
- Microbiome Consortium, Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Block Health Science Bldg, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA
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- The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA
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- The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA
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- The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Microbiome Consortium, Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Block Health Science Bldg, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA
- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida Genetics Institute, Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Microbiome Consortium, Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Block Health Science Bldg, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA
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- Microbiome Consortium, Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Block Health Science Bldg, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Room 3105B, CCE Bldg, 2920 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
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- Microbiome Consortium, Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Block Health Science Bldg, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
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Khorshidian N, Shadnoush M, Zabihzadeh Khajavi M, Sohrabvandi S, Yousefi M, Mortazavian AM. Fructose and high fructose corn syrup: are they a two-edged sword? Int J Food Sci Nutr 2021; 72:592-614. [PMID: 33499690 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2020.1862068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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High-fructose syrups are used as sugar substitutes due to their physical and functional properties. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is used in bakery products, dairy products, breakfast cereals and beverages, but it has been reported that there might be a direct relationship between high fructose intake and adverse health effects such as obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Thus, fructose has recently received much attention, most of which was negative. Although studies have indicated that there might be a correlation between high fructose-rich diet and several adverse effects, however, the results of these studies cannot be certainly generalised to the effects of HFCS; because they have investigated pure fructose at very high concentrations in measurement of metabolic upsets. This review critically considered the advantages and possible disadvantages of HFCS application and consumption in food industry, as a current challenging issue between nutritionists and food technologists.
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- Nasim Khorshidian
- Food Safety Research Center (Salt), Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology/National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Technology Research, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Food Safety Research Center (Salt), Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Food Safety Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Lelis DDF, Andrade JMO, Almenara CCP, Broseguini-Filho GB, Mill JG, Baldo MP. High fructose intake and the route towards cardiometabolic diseases. Life Sci 2020; 259:118235. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Saxton SN, Clark BJ, Withers SB, Eringa EC, Heagerty AM. Mechanistic Links Between Obesity, Diabetes, and Blood Pressure: Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:1701-1763. [PMID: 31339053 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00034.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Obesity is increasingly prevalent and is associated with substantial cardiovascular risk. Adipose tissue distribution and morphology play a key role in determining the degree of adverse effects, and a key factor in the disease process appears to be the inflammatory cell population in adipose tissue. Healthy adipose tissue secretes a number of vasoactive adipokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and changes to this secretory profile will contribute to pathogenesis in obesity. In this review, we discuss the links between adipokine dysregulation and the development of hypertension and diabetes and explore the potential for manipulating adipose tissue morphology and its immune cell population to improve cardiovascular health in obesity.
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- Sophie N Saxton
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Komnenov D, Levanovich PE, Rossi NF. Hypertension Associated with Fructose and High Salt: Renal and Sympathetic Mechanisms. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11030569. [PMID: 30866441 PMCID: PMC6472002 DOI: 10.3390/nu11030569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular and chronic renal disease. Despite multiple important strides that have been made in our understanding of the etiology of hypertension, the mechanisms remain complex due to multiple factors, including the environment, heredity and diet. This review focuses on dietary contributions, providing evidence for the involvement of elevated fructose and salt consumption that parallels the increased incidence of hypertension worldwide. High fructose loads potentiate salt reabsorption by the kidney, leading to elevation in blood pressure. Several transporters, such as NHE3 and PAT1 are modulated in this milieu and play a crucial role in salt-sensitivity. High fructose ingestion also modulates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Recent attention has been shifted towards the contribution of the sympathetic nervous system, as clinical trials demonstrated significant reductions in blood pressure following renal sympathetic nerve ablation. New preclinical data demonstrates the activation of the renal sympathetic nerves in fructose-induced salt-sensitive hypertension, and reductions of blood pressure after renal nerve ablation. This review further demonstrates the interplay between sodium handling by the kidney, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and activation of the renal sympathetic nerves as important mechanisms in fructose and salt-induced hypertension.
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- Dragana Komnenov
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, 4160 John R Street #908, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 4160 John R Street #908, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, 4160 John R Street #908, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, 4160 John R Street #908, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 4160 John R Street #908, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Yokota R, Ronchi FA, Fernandes FB, Jara ZP, Rosa RM, Leite APDO, Fiorino P, Farah V, do Nascimento NRF, Fonteles MC, Casarini DE. Intra-Renal Angiotensin Levels Are Increased in High-Fructose Fed Rats in the Extracorporeal Renal Perfusion Model. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1433. [PMID: 30364140 PMCID: PMC6191567 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Overconsumption of fructose leads to metabolic syndrome as a result of hypertension, insulin resistance, and hyperlipidemia. In this study, the renal function of animals submitted to high fructose intake was analyzed from weaning to adulthood using in vivo and ex vivo methods, being compared with a normal control group. We investigated in ex vivo model of the role of the renin Angiotensin system (RAS) in the kidney. The use of perfused kidney from animals submitted to 8-week fructose treatment showed that high fructose intake caused metabolic and cardiovascular alterations that were consistent with other studies. Moreover, the isolated perfused kidneys obtained from rats under high fructose diet showed a 33% increase in renal perfusion pressure throughout the experimental period due to increased renal vascular resistance and a progressive fall in the glomerular filtration rate, which reached a maximum of 64% decrease. Analysis of RAS peptides in the high fructose group showed a threefold increase in the renal concentrations of angiotensin I (Ang I) and a twofold increase in angiotensin II (Ang II) levels, whereas no change in angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) was observed when compared with the control animals. We did not detect changes in angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity in renal tissues, but there is a tendency to decrease. These observations suggest that there are alternative ways of producing Ang II in this model. Chymase the enzyme responsible for Ang II formation direct from Ang I was increased in renal tissues in the fructose group, confirming the alternative pathway for the formation of this peptide. Neprilysin (NEP) the Ang 1-7 forming showed a significant decrease in activity in the fructose vs. control group, and a tendency of reduction in ACE2 activity. Thus, these results suggest that the Ang 1-7 vasodilator peptide formation is impaired in this model contributing with the increase of blood pressure. In summary, rats fed high fructose affect renal RAS, which may contribute to several deleterious effects of fructose on the kidneys and consequently an increase in blood pressure.
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- Rodrigo Yokota
- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Renal, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Physiopharmacology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Renal, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Physiopharmacology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Renal, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Physiopharmacology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil.,Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Ceará State University, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Qin L, Zhao Y, Zhang B, Li Y. Amentoflavone improves cardiovascular dysfunction and metabolic abnormalities in high fructose and fat diet-fed rats. Food Funct 2018; 9:243-252. [PMID: 29168869 DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01095h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Western countries.
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- Li Qin
- Cardiovascular Medicine Ward 2
- Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou Central Hospital)
- Zhengzhou 450000
- China
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Ward 5
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450000
- China
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- The clinical Laboratory
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University
- Weihui 453100
- China
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Ward 2
- Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou Central Hospital)
- Zhengzhou 450000
- China
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de Oliveira Sá G, dos Santos Neves V, de Oliveira Fraga SR, Souza-Mello V, Barbosa-da-Silva S. High-intensity interval training has beneficial effects on cardiac remodeling through local renin-angiotensin system modulation in mice fed high-fat or high-fructose diets. Life Sci 2017; 189:8-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bundalo M, Djordjevic A, Bursac B, Zivkovic M, Koricanac G, Stanković A. Fructose-rich diet differently affects angiotensin II receptor content in the nucleus and a plasma membrane fraction of visceral adipose tissue. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2017; 42:1254-1263. [PMID: 28772089 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The adipose tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is proposed to be a pathophysiological link between adipose tissue dysregulation and metabolic disorders induced by a fructose-rich diet (FRD). RAS can act intracellularly. We hypothesized that adipocyte nuclear membranes possess angiotensin receptor types 1 and 2 (AT1R and AT2R), which couple to nuclear signaling pathways and regulate oxidative gene expression under FRD conditions. We analyzed the effect of consumption of 10% fructose solution for 9 weeks on biochemical parameters, adipocyte morphology, and expression of AT1R, AT2R, AT1R-associated protein (ATRAP), NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) in adipose tissue of Wistar rats. We detected AT1R and AT2R in the nuclear fraction. FRD reduced the level of angiotensin receptors in the nucleus, while increased AT1R and decreased AT2R levels were observed in the plasma membrane. FRD increased the ATRAP mRNA level and decreased MnSOD mRNA and protein levels. No significant differences were observed for MMP-9 and NOX4 mRNA levels. These findings coincided with hyperleptinemia, elevated blood pressure and triglycerides, and unchanged visceral adipose tissue mass and morphology in FRD rats. Besides providing evidence for nuclear localization of angiotensin receptors in visceral adipose tissue, this study demonstrates the different effects of FRD on AT1R expression in different cellular compartments. Elevated blood pressure and decreased antioxidant capacity in visceral fat of fructose-fed rats were accompanied by an increased AT1R level in the plasma membrane, while upregulation of ATRAP and a decrease of nuclear membrane AT1R suggest an increased capacity for attenuation of excessive AT1R signaling and visceral adiposity.
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- Maja Bundalo
- a Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- b Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, 142 Despot Stefan Blvd., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- b Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, 142 Despot Stefan Blvd., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- a Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- c Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- a Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Chou CL, Lin H, Chen JS, Fang TC. Renin inhibition improves metabolic syndrome, and reduces angiotensin II levels and oxidative stress in visceral fat tissues in fructose-fed rats. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180712. [PMID: 28700686 PMCID: PMC5507254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Renin–angiotensin system in visceral fat plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome in fructose-fed rats. However, the effects of renin inhibition on visceral adiposity in metabolic syndrome are not fully investigated. We investigated the effects of renin inhibition on visceral adiposity in fructose-fed rats. Male Wistar–Kyoto rats were divided into 4 groups for 8-week experiments: Group Con (standard chow diet), Group Fru (high-fructose diet; 60% fructose), Group FruA (high-fructose diet and concurrent aliskiren treatment; 100 mg/kg body weight [BW] per day), and Group FruB (high-fructose diet and subsequent, i.e. 4 weeks after initiating high-fructose feeding, aliskiren treatment; 100 mg/kg BW per day). The high-fructose diet induced metabolic syndrome, increased visceral fat weights and adipocyte sizes, and augmented angiotensin II (Ang II), NADPH oxidase (NOX) isoforms expressions, oxidative stress, and dysregulated production of adipocytokines from visceral adipose tissues. Concurrent and subsequent aliskiren administration ameliorated metabolic syndrome, dysregulated adipocytokines, and visceral adiposity in high fructose-fed hypertensive rats, and was associated with reducing Ang II levels, NOX isoforms expressions and oxidative stress in visceral fat tissues. Therefore, this study demonstrates renin inhibition could improve metabolic syndrome, and reduce Ang II levels and oxidative stress in visceral fat tissue in fructose-fed rats, and suggests that visceral adipose Ang II plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome in fructose-fed rats.
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- Chu-Lin Chou
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Schütten MTJ, Houben AJHM, de Leeuw PW, Stehouwer CDA. The Link Between Adipose Tissue Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Signaling and Obesity-Associated Hypertension. Physiology (Bethesda) 2017; 32:197-209. [PMID: 28404736 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00037.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Obese individuals frequently develop hypertension, which is for an important part attributable to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) overactivity. This review summarizes preclinical and clinical evidence on the involvement of dysfunctional adipose tissue in RAAS activation and on the renal, central, and vascular mechanisms linking RAAS components to obesity-associated hypertension.
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- Monica T J Schütten
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Bernardes N, Ayyappan P, De Angelis K, Bagchi A, Akolkar G, da Silva Dias D, Belló-Klein A, Singal PK. Excessive consumption of fructose causes cardiometabolic dysfunctions through oxidative stress and inflammation. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2017; 95:1078-1090. [PMID: 28187269 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A rapid rise in obesity, as well as physical inactivity, in industrialized countries is associated with fructose-consumption-mediated metabolic syndrome having a strong association with cardiovascular disease. Although insulin resistance is thought to be at the core, visceral obesity, hypertension, and hypertriglyceridemia are also considered important components of this metabolic disorder. In addition, various other abnormalities such as inflammation, oxidative stress, and elevated levels of uric acid are also part of this syndrome. Lifestyle changes through improved physical activity, as well as nutrition, are important approaches to minimize metabolic syndrome and its deleterious effects.
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- Nathalia Bernardes
- a Universidade Nove de Julho, Diretoria de Mestrado, Av. Francisco Matatazzo, 612, 10 andar, Centro de Pos Graduacao Stricto Sensu, Barra Funda, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- a Universidade Nove de Julho, Diretoria de Mestrado, Av. Francisco Matatazzo, 612, 10 andar, Centro de Pos Graduacao Stricto Sensu, Barra Funda, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- a Universidade Nove de Julho, Diretoria de Mestrado, Av. Francisco Matatazzo, 612, 10 andar, Centro de Pos Graduacao Stricto Sensu, Barra Funda, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- c Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Institute of Basic Health Science (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Soft drink consumption is associated with increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome only in women. Br J Nutr 2017; 117:315-324. [PMID: 28166856 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114517000046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Prospective studies on the association between soft drink consumption and incident risk of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have not been carried out in Asians. We explored the sex-specific association between soft drink consumption and incident risk of the MetS in Korean adults during 10 years of follow-up. A total of 5797 subjects who were free of the MetS at baseline were studied. Soft drink consumption was assessed using a semi-quantitative FFQ. Time-dependent Cox proportional hazard model was used to examine hazard ratios (HR) of incidence of the MetS and its components in relation to soft drink consumption. In women, the multivariable-adjusted HR for developing the MetS was 1·8-fold higher in frequent consumers of soft drinks (≥4 servings/week) compared with rare consumers (95 % CI 1·23, 2·64). The adjusted HR for elevated blood pressure increased by 2-fold (95 % CI 1·24, 3·14) and for hypertriacylglycerolaemia by 1·9-fold (95 % CI 1·19, 2·88) in frequent consumers of soft drinks compared with rare consumers. However, in men, there was no association between soft drink consumption and incident risk of the MetS or its components. Frequent soft drink consumption was associated with increased risk of developing the MetS and its components only in middle-aged Korean women, suggesting sex differences for the risk of the MetS related to diet.
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Farah D, Nunes J, Sartori M, Dias DDS, Sirvente R, Silva MB, Fiorino P, Morris M, Llesuy S, Farah V, Irigoyen MC, De Angelis K. Exercise Training Prevents Cardiovascular Derangements Induced by Fructose Overload in Developing Rats. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167291. [PMID: 27930685 PMCID: PMC5145255 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The risks of chronic diseases associated with the increasing consumption of fructose-laden foods are amplified by the lack of regular physical activity and have become a serious public health issue worldwide. Moreover, childhood eating habits are strongly related to metabolic syndrome in adults. Thus, we aimed to investigate the preventive role of exercise training undertaken concurrently with a high fructose diet on cardiac function, hemodynamics, cardiovascular autonomic modulation and oxidative stress in male rats after weaning. Male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups (n = 8/group): Sedentary control (SC), Trained control (TC), Sedentary Fructose (SF) and Trained Fructose (TF). Training was performed on a treadmill (8 weeks, 40–60% of maximum exercise test). Evaluations of cardiac function, hemodynamics, cardiovascular autonomic modulation and oxidative stress in plasma and in left ventricle (LV) were performed. Chronic fructose overload induced glucose intolerance and an increase in white adipose tissue (WAT) weight, in myocardial performance index (MPI) (SF:0.42±0.04 vs. SC:0.24±0.05) and in arterial pressure (SF:122±3 vs. SC:113±1 mmHg) associated with increased cardiac and vascular sympathetic modulation. Fructose also induced unfavorable changes in oxidative stress profile (plasmatic protein oxidation- SF:3.30±0.09 vs. SC:1.45±0.08 nmol/mg prot; and LV total antioxidant capacity (TRAP)- SF: 2.5±0.5 vs. SC:12.7±1.7 uM trolox). The TF group showed reduced WAT, glucose intolerance, MPI (0.35±0.04), arterial pressure (118±2mmHg), sympathetic modulation, plasmatic protein oxidation and increased TRAP when compared to SF group. Therefore, our findings indicate that cardiometabolic dysfunctions induced by fructose overload early in life may be prevented by moderate aerobic exercise training.
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- Daniela Farah
- Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiopharmacology, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiopharmacology, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Laboratory of Translational Physiology, Universidade Nove de Julho, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiopharmacology, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute Neuro Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, United States of America
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiopharmacology, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory Experimental Hypertension, Heart Institute (INCOR), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Translational Physiology, Universidade Nove de Julho, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Asiatic acid attenuates renin-angiotensin system activation and improves vascular function in high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet fed rats. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 16:123. [PMID: 27121076 PMCID: PMC4849098 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1100-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background In the rat model of high carbohydrate, high fat (HCHF) diet-induced metabolic syndrome (MS), previous studies have found that asiatic acid has an antihypertensive effect. In this study, we investigated effects of asiatic acid on vascular structure, vascular function and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in HCHF diet-induced MS rats. Methods Male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into three treatment groups for the 15 week study: a control group fed a normal diet, a MS group fed HCHF diet plus 15 % fructose in their drinking water for 15 weeks, and an asiatic acid treated group that received a HCHF diet plus fructose for 15 weeks and also received orally administered asiatic acid (20 mg/kg BW/day) for the final 3 weeks. Vascular structure and function were investigated. AT1 receptor expression in aortic tissues and eNOS protein expression in the mesenteric arteries were detected. The levels of serum angiotensin (Ang) II, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and plasma norepinephrine (NE) were measured. The differences among treatment groups were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by post-hoc Bonferroni tests. Results At the end of the study, all rats fed a HCHF diet exhibited signs of MS including, hypertension, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Vascular remodeling in large and small arteries, overexpression of AT1 receptor, and high levels of serum Ang II and ACE were also observed in MS group (p < 0.05). Contractile responses to sympathetic nerve stimulation were enhanced relating to high plasma NE level in MS rats (p < 0.05). The response to exogenous NE was not changed in the mesenteric bed. Vasorelaxation responses to acetylcholine were blunted in thoracic aorta and mesenteric beds, which is consistent with downregulation of eNOS expression in MS rats (p < 0.05). Restoration of metabolic alterations, hemodynamic changes, RAS and sympathetic overactivity, increased plasma NE, endothelium dysfunction, and downregulation of eNOS expression was observed in the asiatic acid treated group (p < 0.05). However, asiatic acid failed to alleviate vascular remodeling in MS rats. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the observed antihypertensive effect of asiatic acid in MS rats might be related to its ability to alleviate RAS overactivity and improve vascular function with restoration of sympathetic overactivity. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1100-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Sun J, Luo J, Ruan Y, Xiu L, Fang B, Zhang H, Wang M, Chen H. Free Fatty Acids Activate Renin-Angiotensin System in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes through Nuclear Factor-kappa B Pathway. J Diabetes Res 2016; 2016:1587594. [PMID: 26881238 PMCID: PMC4736205 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1587594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The activity of a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the adipose tissue is closely associated with obesity-related diseases. However, the mechanism of RAS activation in adipose tissue is still unknown. In the current study, we found that palmitic acid (PA), one kind of free fatty acid, induced the activity of RAS in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In the presence of fetuin A (Fet A), PA upregulated the expression of angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) and stimulated the secretion of angiotensin II (ANG II) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Moreover, the activation of RAS in 3T3-L1 adipocytes was blocked when we blocked Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway using TAK242 or NF-κB signaling pathway using BAY117082. Together, our results have identified critical molecular mechanisms linking PA/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway to the activity of the local renin-angiotensin system in adipose tissue.
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- Jia Sun
- Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geratology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Second Clinical School of Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Nephrology Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Gamboa-Gómez C, Pérez-Ramírez IF, González-Gallardo A, Gallegos-Corona MA, Ibarra-Alvarado C, Reynoso-Camacho R. Effect of C
itrus paradisi
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Infusions on Blood Pressure Regulation and Its Association with Renal Alterations in Obese Rats. J Food Biochem 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Facultad de Proteogenómica, Instituto de Neurobiología; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Querétaro México
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Chou CL, Pang CY, Lee TJF, Fang TC. Beneficial effects of calcitriol on hypertension, glucose intolerance, impairment of endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation, and visceral adiposity in fructose-fed hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119843. [PMID: 25774877 PMCID: PMC4361671 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Besides regulating calcium homeostasis, the effects of vitamin D on vascular tone and metabolic disturbances remain scarce in the literature despite an increase intake with high-fructose corn syrup worldwide. We investigated the effects of calcitriol, an active form of vitamin D, on vascular relaxation, glucose tolerance, and visceral fat pads in fructose-fed rats. Male Wistar-Kyoto rats were divided into 4 groups (n = 6 per group). Group Con: standard chow diet for 8 weeks; Group Fru: high-fructose diet (60% fructose) for 8 weeks; Group Fru-HVD: high-fructose diet as Group Fru, high-dose calcitriol treatment (20 ng / 100 g body weight per day) 4 weeks after the beginning of fructose feeding; and Group Fru-LVD: high-fructose diet as Group Fru, low-dose calcitriol treatment (10 ng / 100 g body weight per day) 4 weeks after the beginning of fructose feeding. Systolic blood pressure was measured twice a week by the tail-cuff method. Blood was examined for serum ionized calcium, phosphate, creatinine, glucose, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. Intra-peritoneal glucose intolerance test, aortic vascular reactivity, the weight of visceral fat pads, adipose size, and adipose angiotensin II levels were analyzed at the end of the study. The results showed that the fructose-fed rats significantly developed hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance, heavier weight and larger adipose size of visceral fat pads, and raised adipose angiotensin II expressions compared with the control rats. High- and low-dose calcitriol reduced modestly systolic blood pressure, increased endothelium-dependent aortic relaxation, ameliorated glucose intolerance, reduced the weight and adipose size of visceral fat pads, and lowered adipose angiotensin II expressions in the fructose-fed rats. However, high-dose calcitriol treatment mildly increased serum ionized calcium levels (1.44 ± 0.05 mmol/L). These results suggest a protective role of calcitriol treatment on endothelial function, glucose tolerance, and visceral adiposity in fructose-fed rats.
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- Chu-Lin Chou
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institutes of Life Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tan P, Shamansurova Z, Bisotto S, Michel C, Gauthier MS, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Nguyen TMD, Schiller PW, Gutkowska J, Lavoie JL. Impact of the prorenin/renin receptor on the development of obesity and associated cardiometabolic risk factors. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014; 22:2201-9. [PMID: 25044950 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and current treatments have limited success thus, novel therapies are warranted. Our objective was to determine whether the prorenin/renin receptor [(P)RR] is implicated in obesity. METHODS Mice received a normal or high-fat/high-carbohydrate diet with the handle region peptide (HRP), a (P)RR blocker, or saline for 10 weeks. Post-menopausal non-diabetic obese women were enrolled in the Complication Associated with Obesity Study and were classified as insulin-resistant (IRO) or -sensitive (ISO) using a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. RESULTS In mice, obesity increased the (P)RR by twofold in adipose tissue. Likewise, renin increased by at least twofold. The HRP reduced weight gain in obese mice by 20% associated to a 19% decrease in visceral fat. This was accompanied by a 48% decrease in leptin mRNA in fat and 33% decrease in circulating leptin. Inflammatory markers were also decreased by the HRP treatment. HRP normalized triglyceridemia and reduced insulinemia by 34% in obese mice. Interestingly, we observed a 33% increase in (P)RR mRNA in the fat of IRO women compared to ISO. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a potential implication in obesity of the (P)RR which may be a novel therapeutic target.
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- Paul Tan
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the Université de Montréal; Montreal Diabetes Research Center
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Rubio-Ruíz ME, Del Valle-Mondragón L, Castrejón-Tellez V, Carreón-Torres E, Díaz-Díaz E, Guarner-Lans V. Angiotensin II and 1-7 during aging in Metabolic Syndrome rats. Expression of AT1, AT2 and Mas receptors in abdominal white adipose tissue. Peptides 2014; 57:101-8. [PMID: 24819472 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.04.021] [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: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) plays an important role in the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and in aging. Angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) has opposite effects to Ang II. All of the components of RAS are expressed locally in adipose tissue and there is over-activation of adipose RAS in obesity and hypertension. We determined serum and abdominal adipose tissue Ang II and Ang 1-7 in control and MS rats during aging and the expression of AT1, AT2 and Mas in white adipose tissue. MS was induced by sucrose ingestion during 6, 12 and 18 months. During aging, an increase in body weight, abdominal fat and dyslipidemia were found but increases in aging MS rats were higher. Control and MS concentrations of serum Ang II from 6-month old rats were similar. Aging did not modify Ang II seric concentration in control rats but decreased it in MS rats. Ang II levels increased in WAT from both groups of rats. Serum and adipose tissue Ang 1-7 increased during aging in MS rats. Western blot analysis revealed that AT1 expression increased in the control group during aging while AT2 and Mas remained unchanged. In MS rats, AT1 and AT2 expression decreased significantly in aged rats. The high concentration of Ang 1-7 and adiponectin in old MS rats might be associated to an increased expression of PPAR-γ. PPAR-γ was increased in adipose tissue from MS rats. It decreased with aging in control rats and showed no changes during aging in MS rats. Ang 1-7/Mas axis was the predominant pathway in WAT from old MS animals and could represent a potential target for therapeutical strategies in the treatment of MS during aging.
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- M E Rubio-Ruíz
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología ``Ignacio Chávez'' Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología ``Ignacio Chávez'' Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y de la Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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The renin-angiotensin system in adipose tissue and its metabolic consequences during obesity. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 24:2003-15. [PMID: 24120291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity is a worldwide disease that is accompanied by several metabolic abnormalities such as hypertension, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The accelerated adipose tissue growth and fat cell hypertrophy during the onset of obesity precedes adipocyte dysfunction. One of the features of adipocyte dysfunction is dysregulated adipokine secretion, which leads to an imbalance of pro-inflammatory, pro-atherogenic versus anti-inflammatory, insulin-sensitizing adipokines. The production of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components by adipocytes is exacerbated during obesity, contributing to the systemic RAS and its consequences. Increased adipose tissue RAS has been described in various models of diet-induced obesity (DIO) including fructose and high-fat feeding. Up-regulation of the adipose RAS by DIO promotes inflammation, lipogenesis and reactive oxygen species generation and impairs insulin signaling, all of which worsen the adipose environment. Consequently, the increase of circulating RAS, for which adipose tissue is partially responsible, represents a link between hypertension, insulin resistance in diabetes and inflammation during obesity. However, other nutrients and food components such as soy protein attenuate adipose RAS, decrease adiposity, and improve adipocyte functionality. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms by which adipose RAS modulates systemic RAS and how it is enhanced in obesity, which will explain the simultaneous development of metabolic syndrome alterations. Finally, dietary interventions that prevent obesity and adipocyte dysfunction will maintain normal RAS concentrations and effects, thus preventing metabolic diseases that are associated with RAS enhancement.
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Mayer MA, Höcht C, Giani JF, Muñoz MC, Carranza A, Taira CA, Dominici FP, Puyó AM, Fernández BE. Central insulin-angiotensin II interaction in blood pressure regulation in fructose overloaded rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 185:37-43. [PMID: 23816464 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to determine if insulin is able to modulate the pressor response to intracerebroventricularly administered angiotensin II in insulin resistant fructose overloaded rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: 1) Control group (C) with tap water to drink for 6 weeks (n=36); and 2) fructose treated (F), with fructose solution (10% w/v) to drink for 6 weeks (n=36). On the day of the experiment, anesthetized male C and F rats were intracerebroventricularly infused with insulin (12 mU/h, n=15) or Ringer's solution as vehicle (n=15) for 2h. Immediately, changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) in response to an intracerebroventricular subpressor dose of angiotensin II (5 pmol, n=10) or vehicle (n=5) were measured for 10 min. Then, hypothalami were removed and Akt and ERK1/2 phosphorylation levels were determined. In a subset of C (n=10) and F (n=20) animals, PD98059 (p44/42 MAPK inhibitor) or vehicle was administered intracerebroventricularly at a flow rate of 5 μl/min for 1 min. Ten minutes later, insulin (12 mU/h, n=5 for each group) or vehicle (Ringer's solution, only in the F group, n=5) was perfused for 2h at a flow rate of 4 μl/h, and cardiovascular parameters were measured every 15 min. Immediately, changes in MAP and HR in response to a subpressor dose of Ang II (5 pmol/2 μl) were evaluated for 10 min (n=5 for each group). In other subset of animals (n=6 for each group), AT1 and AT2 hypothalamic receptor levels were measured by Western blotting. Intracerebroventricular insulin pre-treatment increased the pressor response to angiotensin II in C rats. In F rats (with or without insulin pretreatment), the pressor response to angiotensin II was higher than that in vehicle pre-treated C animals, but similar to that observed in C after insulin infusion. In C rats phospho-ERK 1/2 hypothalamic levels significantly increased after angiotensin II injection in insulin pretreated animals compared to vehicle pre-treated rats, suggesting that MAPK activation might be involved in insulin potentiation of blood pressure response to angiotensin II in the brain. Phospho-ERK 1/2 hypothalamic levels were significantly increased in vehicle treated F rats compared to C, suggesting that basal MAPK activation might play a role in the enhanced response to angiotensin II observed in these animals. Finally, in F rats, either after vehicle or insulin infusion, angiotensin II injection was associated with a similar increase in phospho-ERK 1/2 hypothalamic levels, comparable to that observed after angiotensin II injection in insulin pre-treated C animals. ERK 1/2 blockade significantly reduced MAP in F rats compared to C. Moreover, ERK 1/2 inhibition completely abolished the Ang II pressor response in F rats and in insulin pre-treated C animals. All these findings suggest that insulin-angiotensin II interaction at hypothalamic level might be involved in the increase in blood pressure observed in the insulin resistant state.
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- M A Mayer
- Fundación CESIM, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina; Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Junin 956, (C1113AAD) Buenos Aires, Argentina; INFIBIOC, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Junin 956, (C1113AAD) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Direct renin inhibitor prevents and ameliorates insulin resistance, aortic endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodeling in fructose-fed hypertensive rats. Hypertens Res 2012; 36:123-8. [PMID: 22895064 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2012.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers can improve insulin resistance and vascular dysfunction in insulin-resistant rats; however, there are few reports on the effects of direct renin inhibitors on these conditions. We investigated the effects of a direct renin inhibitor, aliskiren, on insulin resistance, aortic endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodeling in fructose-fed hypertensive rats. Male Wistar-Kyoto rats were divided into four groups (n=6 per group) and studied for 8 weeks: Group Con: standard chow diet; group Fru: high-fructose diet (60% fructose); Group FruA: high-fructose diet with concurrent aliskiren treatment (100 mg kg(-1) per day); and Group FruB: high-fructose diet with subsequent aliskiren treatment 4 weeks later. Blood was collected for biochemical assays, and isolated rings of the thoracic aorta were obtained for analysis of vascular reactivity, vascular structure and lipid peroxide. Rats fed with high-fructose diets developed significant systolic hypertension, decreased plasma nitrite (NO(2); nitric oxide metabolite) levels and increased plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride, total cholesterol and aortic lipid peroxide levels, and aortic wall thickness compared with control rats. Aliskiren treatment, either concurrent or subsequent, elevated plasma NO(2) levels and reduced systolic hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, aortic lipid peroxide levels and aortic wall hypertrophy in FHR. The peak endothelium-dependent aortic relaxations were significantly higher in rats that received aliskiren treatment than in those that did not. In conclusion, our findings suggest that aliskiren prevents and ameliorates insulin resistance, aortic endothelial dysfunction and oxidative vascular remodeling in fructose-fed hypertensive rats.
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Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. The renin-angiotensin system: a link between obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance. Obes Rev 2012; 13:136-49. [PMID: 22034852 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2011.00942.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is classically known for its role in regulation of blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance. Recently, several local RASs in organs such as brain, heart, pancreas and adipose tissue have also been identified. Evidence from clinical trials suggests that in addition to anti-hypertensive effects, pharmacological inhibition of RAS also provides protection against the development of type-2 diabetes. Moreover, animal models with targeted inactivation of RAS genes exhibit improved insulin sensitivity and are protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Because there is evidence for RAS overactivation in obesity, it is possible that RAS is a link between obesity and insulin resistance. This review summarizes the evidence and mechanistic insights on the associations between RAS, obesity and insulin resistance, with special emphasis on the role of adipose tissue RAS in the pathogenesis of metabolic derangements in obesity.
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- N S Kalupahana
- Obesity Research Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4588, USA
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Soleimani M, Alborzi P. The role of salt in the pathogenesis of fructose-induced hypertension. Int J Nephrol 2011; 2011:392708. [PMID: 21789281 PMCID: PMC3140039 DOI: 10.4061/2011/392708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Metabolic syndrome, as manifested by visceral obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, is reaching epidemic proportions in the Western World, specifically the United States. Epidemiologic studies suggest that the increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome directly correlates with an increase in the consumption of fructose, mainly in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. This inexpensive alternative to traditional sugar has been increasingly utilized by the food industry as a sweetener since the 1960s. While augmented caloric intake and sedentary lifestyles play important roles in the increasing prevalence of obesity, the pathogenesis of hypertension in metabolic syndrome remains controversial. One intriguing observation points to the role of salt in fructose-induced hypertension. Recent studies in rodents demonstrate that increased dietary fructose intake stimulates salt absorption in the small intestine and kidney tubules, resulting in a state of salt overload, thus setting in motion a cascade of events that will lead to hypertension. These studies point to a novel interaction between the fructose-absorbing transporter, Glut5, and the salt transporters, NHE3 and PAT1, in the intestine and kidney proximal tubule. This paper will focus on synergistic roles of fructose and salt in the pathogenesis of hypertension resulting from salt overload.
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- Manoocher Soleimani
- The Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, MSB 6312, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0585, USA
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Soya protein attenuates abnormalities of the renin–angiotensin system in adipose tissue from obese rats. Br J Nutr 2011; 107:36-44. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114511002595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Several metabolic disturbances during obesity are associated with adipose tissue-altered functions. Adipocytes contain the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), which regulates signalling pathways that control angiogenesis via Akt in an autocrine fashion. Soya protein (Soy) consumption modifies the gene expression pattern in adipose tissue, resulting in an improved adipocyte function. Therefore, the aim of the present work is to study whether dietary Soy regulates the expression of RAS and angiogenesis-related genes and its association with the phosphorylated state of Akt in the adipose tissue of obese rats. Animals were fed a 30 % Soy or casein (Cas) diet containing 5 or 25 % fat for 160 d. mRNA abundance was studied in the adipose tissue, and Akt phosphorylation and hormone release were measured in the primary adipocyte culture. The present results show that Soy treatment in comparison with Cas consumption induces lower angiotensin release and increased insulin-stimulated Akt activation in adipocytes. Furthermore, Soy consumption varies the expression of RAS and angiogenesis-related genes, which maintain cell size and vascularity in the adipose tissue of rats fed a high-fat diet. Thus, adipocyte hypertrophy and impaired angiogenesis, which are frequently observed in dysfunctional adipose tissue, were avoided by consuming dietary Soy. Taken together, these findings suggest that Soy can be used as a dietary strategy to preserve adipocyte functionality and to prevent obesity abnormalities.
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Agbor LN, Elased KM, Walker MK. Endothelial cell-specific aryl hydrocarbon receptor knockout mice exhibit hypotension mediated, in part, by an attenuated angiotensin II responsiveness. Biochem Pharmacol 2011; 82:514-23. [PMID: 21684261 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hypotension in aryl hydrocarbon receptor knockout mice (ahr(-/-)) is mediated, in part, by a reduced contribution of angiotensin (Ang) II to basal blood pressure (BP). Since AHR is highly expressed in endothelial cells (EC), we hypothesized that EC-specific ahr(-/-) (ECahr(-/-)) mice would exhibit a similar phenotype. We generated ECahr(-/-) mice by crossing AHR floxed mice (ahr(fx/fx)) to mice expressing Cre recombinase driven by an EC-specific promoter. BP was assessed by radiotelemetry prior to and following an acute injection of Ang II or chronic treatment with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi). ECahr(-/-) mice were hypotensive (ECahr(+/+): 116.1±1.4; ECahr(-/-): 107.4±2.0 mmHg, n=11, p<0.05) and exhibited significantly different responses to Ang II and ACEi. While Ang II increased BP in both genotypes, the increase was sustained in ECahr(+/+), whereas the increase in ECahr(-/-) mice steadily declined. Area under the curve analysis showed that Ang II-induced increase in diastolic BP (DBP) over 30 min was significantly lower in ECahr(-/-) mice (ECahr(+/+) 1297±223 mmHg/30 min; ECahr(-/-)(AUC): 504±138 mmHg/30 min, p<0.05). In contrast, while ACEi decreased BP in both genotypes, the subsequent rise in DBP after treatment was significantly delayed in the ECahr(-/-) mice. ECahr(-/-) mice also exhibited reduced vascular and adipose Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1R) expression, and reduced aortic Ang II-dependent vasoconstriction in the presence of vascular adipose. Taken together these data suggest that hypotension in ECahr(-/-) mice results from reduced vascular responsiveness to Ang II that is influenced by AT1R expression and adipose.
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- Larry N Agbor
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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The worldwide increase in the incidence of metabolic syndrome correlates with marked increase in total fructose intake in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, beverage and table sugar. Increased dietary fructose intake in rodents has been shown to recapitulate many aspects of metabolic syndrome by causing hypertension, insulin resistance and hyperlipidaemia. Recent studies demonstrated that increased dietary fructose intake stimulates salt absorption in the small intestine and kidney tubules, resulting in a state of salt overload and thus causing hypertension. The absorption of salt (sodium and chloride) in the small intestine is predominantly mediated via the chloride/base exchangers DRA (Down Regulated in Adenoma) (SLC26A3) and PAT1 (Putative Anion Transporter 1) (SLC26A6), and the Na(+) /H(+) exchanger NHE3 (Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger3) (SLC9A3). PAT1 and NHE3 also co-localize on the apical membrane of kidney proximal tubule. Luminal fructose stimulated salt absorption in the jejunum and kidney tubules, responses that were significantly diminished in PAT1 null mice. These studies further demonstrated that Glut5 (SLC2A5) is the major fructose-absorbing transporter in the small intestine (and kidney proximal tubule) and plays an essential role in the systemic homeostasis of fructose. Increased dietary fructose intake for several weeks upregulated the expression of NHE3, PAT1 and Glut5 in the intestine and resulted in hypertension in wild-type mice, a response that was almost abolished in PAT1 null mice and abrogated in Glut5 null mice. This article will discuss the interaction of Glut5 with salt-absorbing transporters and review the role of dietary fructose in enhanced salt absorption in intestine and kidney as it relates to the pathogenesis of hypertension in metabolic syndrome.
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- M Soleimani
- Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0585, USA.
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Centrally administered insulin potentiates the pressor response to angiotensin II. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 163:57-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Leung JYT, Kwok EWY, Liu GY, Pang CCY. Attenuated alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated arterial and venous constrictions in rat models of diabetes. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 642:128-33. [PMID: 20547149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Diabetes is associated with metabolic and vascular abnormalities. We investigated if arterial and venous constrictions are impaired in rat models of diabetes. Wistar rats (5 weeks old) were fed a normal or high-fructose diet (60% of caloric intake). On Day 14, half of the animals in each diet regimen were given streptozotocin (60 mg/kg, i.v.). On Day 35, plasma insulin and triglyceride were measured, and on Day 42, insulin sensitivity (via hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp), and pressor as well as mean circulatory filling pressure (index of venous tone) responses to noradrenaline were determined. The rats treated with streptozotocin or fructose-streptozotocin were hyperglycemic, hypoinsulinemic and insulin resistant, and they also had reduced potency (increased ED(50)) of pressor response and reduced venoconstriction to noradrenaline compared to the two groups not given streptozotocin. Plasma triglyceride was unchanged in streptozotocin-treated rats, moderately increased in fructose-fed rats, and markedly increased in fructose-streptozotocin-treated rats. Hyperglycemia, insulin resistance and alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated venous contractile dysfunction were more pronounced in the group given fructose-streptozotocin than that given streptozotocin alone. The presence of marked hypertriglyceridemia, insulin resistance and vascular dysfunction makes the fructose-streptozotocin-treated rats a suitable model for study of metabolic and vascular abnormalities in advanced type 2 diabetes.
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- Joanne Y T Leung
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3 Canada
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Kim S, Soltani-Bejnood M, Quignard-Boulange A, Massiera F, Teboul M, Ailhaud G, Kim JH, Moustaid-Moussa N, Voy BH. The adipose renin-angiotensin system modulates systemic markers of insulin sensitivity and activates the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2006:27012. [PMID: 17489015 PMCID: PMC1698261 DOI: 10.1155/jbb/2006/27012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background. The adipose tissue
renin-angiotensin system (RAS) contributes to regulation of fat mass and may also impact systemic functions such as blood pressure and metabolism. Methods and results. A panel of mouse models including mice lacking angiotensinogen, Agt (Agt-KO), mice expressing Agt solely in adipose tissue (aP2-Agt/Agt-KO), and mice overexpressing Agt in adipose tissue (aP2-Agt) was studied. Total body weight, epididymal fat pad weight, and circulating levels of leptin, insulin, and resistin were significantly decreased in Agt-KO mice, while plasma adiponectin levels were increased. aP2-Agt mice exhibited increased adiposity and
plasma leptin and insulin levels compared to wild type (WT) controls. Angiotensinogen and type I Ang II receptor protein levels were also elevated in kidney of aP2-Agt mice. Conclusion. These findings demonstrate that alterations in
adipose RAS activity significantly impact both local and systemic physiology in a way that may contribute to the detrimental health effects of obesity.
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- Suyeon Kim
- Department of Nutrition and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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High sucrose intake in rats is associated with increased ACE2 and angiotensin-(1–7) levels in the adipose tissue. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 162:61-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Role of High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep 2010; 12:105-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s11906-010-0097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Long-term treatment with an angiotensin II receptor blocker decreases adipocyte size and improves insulin signaling in obese Zucker rats. J Hypertens 2010; 27:2409-20. [PMID: 19901849 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283310e1b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension and insulin resistance. In addition, administration of selective Ang II type-1 receptor blockers has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity. However, only a few studies have addressed the molecular mechanisms involved in this association. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN The current study was undertaken to determine whether an Ang II receptor blocker (irbesartan) is effective in improving insulin resistance in adipose tissue from obese Zucker rats, a model of metabolic syndrome. METHODS Ten-week-old male obese Zucker rats (fa/fa) were treated daily with either vehicle or 50 mg/kg irbesartan for 6 months, and their age-matched lean (+/?) (lean Zucker rats) was used as a control. We determined systolic blood pressure (SBP), together with plasma levels of insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose. In addition, we evaluated insulin signaling through the insulin receptor/insulin receptor substrate-1/phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt/glucose transporter 4 pathway as well as the inflammatory status of adipose tissue. RESULTS Obese Zucker rats displayed hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperinsulinemia and hypercholesterolemia and increased SBP together with decreased activation of insulin signaling through the insulin receptor/insulin receptor substrate-1/phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt pathway in adipose tissue as well as increased adipocytes size, macrophage infiltration and augmented levels of inflammatory mediators such tumor necrosis factor-alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and Ang II. Chronic irbesartan treatment resulted in an improvement of all alterations. CONCLUSION The present study provides substantial information that demonstrates that long-term selective Ang II blockade ameliorates insulin resistance in adipose tissue from a model of metabolic syndrome via a mechanism that could involve the modulation of insulin signaling.
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Tran LT, Yuen VG, McNeill JH. The fructose-fed rat: a review on the mechanisms of fructose-induced insulin resistance and hypertension. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 332:145-59. [PMID: 19536638 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0184-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The metabolic syndrome is an important public health concern that predisposes individuals to the development of cardiovascular disease and/or Type 2 diabetes. The fructose-fed rat is an animal model of acquired systolic hypertension that displays numerous features of the metabolic syndrome. This animal model is used to study the relationship between insulin resistance/compensatory hyperinsulinemia and the development of hypertension. Several mechanisms have been proposed to mediate the link between insulin resistance and hypertension. In this review, we have addressed the role of sympathetic nervous system overactivation, increased production of vasoconstrictors, such as endothelin-1 and angiotensin II, and prostanoids in the development of hypertension in fructose-fed rats. The roles of nitric oxide, impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation and sex hormones in the pathogenesis of the fructose-fed induced hypertensive rats have also been highlighted. More recently, increased formation of reactive oxygen species and elevated levels of uric acid have been reported to contribute to fructose-induced hypertension.
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- Linda T Tran
- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Singh AK, Amlal H, Haas PJ, Dringenberg U, Fussell S, Barone SL, Engelhardt R, Zuo J, Seidler U, Soleimani M. Fructose-induced hypertension: essential role of chloride and fructose absorbing transporters PAT1 and Glut5. Kidney Int 2008; 74:438-47. [PMID: 18496516 PMCID: PMC10947803 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Increased dietary fructose in rodents recapitulates many aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome with hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Here we show that fructose increased jejunal NaCl and water absorption which was significantly decreased in mice whose apical chloride/base exchanger Slc26a6 (PAT1, CFEX) was knocked out. Increased dietary fructose intake enhanced expression of this transporter as well as the fructose-absorbing transporter Slc2a5 (Glut5) in the small intestine of wild type mice. Fructose feeding decreased salt excretion by the kidney and resulted in hypertension, a response almost abolished in the knockout mice. In parallel studies, a chloride-free diet blocked fructose-induced hypertension in Sprague Dawley rats. Serum uric acid remained unchanged in animals on increased fructose intake with hypertension. We suggest that fructose-induced hypertension is likely caused by increased salt absorption by the intestine and kidney and the transporters Slc26a6 and Slc2a5 are essential in this process.
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- Anurag Kumar Singh
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Center on Genetics of Transport and Epithelial Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Research Services Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Yokozawa T, Kim HJ, Cho EJ. Gravinol ameliorates high-fructose-induced metabolic syndrome through regulation of lipid metabolism and proinflammatory state in rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:5026-5032. [PMID: 18540612 DOI: 10.1021/jf800213f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Using a rat model with fructose-induced metabolic syndrome, the effect of gravinol was investigated. Male Wistar rats were fed a 65% fructose diet and administered 10 or 20 mg of gravinol/kg of body weight/day for 2 weeks. High-level fructose feeding led to hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertri-glyceridemia, and hypertension. On the other hand, the administration of gravinol significantly lowered serum glucose and total cholesterol levels. The tail arterial blood pressure was significantly elevated with the high-fructose diet. However, rats given gravinol showed a lower blood pressure as compared with fructose-fed control rats. In addition, the triglyceride (TG) levels in serum and lipoprotein fraction were dose-dependently reduced in rats fed gravinol. The decreases of hepatic TG and total cholesterol by gravinol were responsible for the down-regulation of hepatic sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1. However, gravinol did not affect the protein levels of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha and SREBP-2. Moreover, gravinol administration in the fructose-fed rats markedly reduced the glycosylated protein and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels in the serum and hepatic mitochondria, and it inhibited the increase of the cyclooxygenase-2 protein level as a result of the down-regulation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB). Furthermore, the decrease of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein levels and the increase of pro-apoptotic bax protein levels by the high-fructose diet were reversed by gravinol. These findings suggest that fructose-induced metabolic syndrome is attenuated by gravinol administration, which is associated with the reduction of serum lipids and protection against the proinflammatory state induced by oxidative stress.
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- Takako Yokozawa
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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Pang X, Zhao J, Zhang W, Zhuang X, Wang J, Xu R, Xu Z, Qu W. Antihypertensive effect of total flavones extracted from seed residues of Hippophae rhamnoides L. in sucrose-fed rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2008; 117:325-331. [PMID: 18374529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Revised: 09/23/2007] [Accepted: 02/02/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The study was designed to investigate the antihypertensive effect of total flavones extracted from seed residues of Hippophae rhamnoides L. (TFH-SR) and its underlying mechanism in chronic sucrose-fed rats by evaluating its ability to regulate insulin and angiotensin || levels. Feeding of high-sucrose diet (HS: 77% of kcal from carbohydrate, 16% from protein and 6% from lipid, respectively) for 6 weeks resulted in significant rise in systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 25.60%, plasma insulin by 114.24%, triglycerides by 85.14% and activated angiotensin || contents in heart and kidney. However, TFH-SR treatment significantly suppressed the elevated hypertension, hyperinsulinemia and dyslipidemia. Furthermore, TFH-SR (especially at the dose of 150mg/kg/day) increased the circulatory blood angiotensin || level as effective as angiotensin || receptor blocker. These results indicated that TFH-SR exerted its antihypertensive effects at least in part by improving insulin sensitivity and blocking angiotensin || signal pathway. Findings of the present study suggested that TFH-SR might prove to be of potential use in the management of hyperinsulinemia in non-diabetic state with cardiovascular diseases.
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- Xiufeng Pang
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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Fukui T, Hirano T, Shiraishi Y, Nagashima M, Adachi M. Chronic insulin infusion normalizes blood pressure and the gene expressions of angiotensin II type 1 receptor in fructose-fed rats. Hypertens Res 2008; 31:127-33. [PMID: 18360027 DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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It remains open to debate whether hyperinsulinemia leads to the development of hypertension. We addressed this issue by investigating the effect of chronic insulin infusion on blood pressure and related parameters in hypertensive fructose-fed rats. Rats were given either normal chow or a fructose-rich diet, and insulin or saline was infused through mini-pumps in the same animals for 14 days. The chronic insulin infusion exerted no effect on the blood pressure of the chow-fed rats. Fructose feeding increased the blood pressure and levels of insulin, triglyceride and fatty acid. Insulin infusion augmented the hyperinsulinemia but normalized the blood pressure and plasma lipids. Plasma angiotensin II was elevated in the fructose-fed rats, while insulin infusion left it unchanged. The expression of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) mRNA was doubled in both the aorta and epididymal fat of the fructose-fed rats, while that of angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) was unaltered. Insulin infusion completely rectified the over-expression of the AT1R gene. Our findings indicate that chronic insulin infusion exacerbates hyperinsulinemia while normalizing blood pressure and the gene expressions of AT1R in insulin-resistant fructose-fed rats, suggesting that endogenous hyperinsulinemia caused by insulin resistance is associated with the development of hypertension, whereas exogenous hyperinsulinemia attenuates hypertension probably due to amelioration of insulin resistance.
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- Tomoyasu Fukui
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mayer MA, Höcht C, Gironacci M, Opezzo JAW, Taira CA, Fernández BE, Puyó AM. Hypothalamic angiotensinergic–noradrenergic systems interaction in fructose induced hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 146:38-45. [PMID: 17822786 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2007.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Revised: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several studies suggest the importance of the interaction between the renin angiotensin and sympathetic nervous systems in blood pressure control, especially in clinical situations such as the metabolic syndrome. Previously, we have demonstrated changes in noradrenergic hypothalamic control of blood pressure in an animal model of insulin resistance and hypertension. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the interaction between the noradrenergic and angiotensinergic systems on hypothalamic blood pressure regulation in fructose hypertensive rats. METHODS In control (C) and fructose-fed hypertensive (F) rats, we studied: 1) the effects of hypothalamic perfusion of irbesartan (AT(1) angiotensin receptor antagonist, 50 and 500 microg ml(-1)) and metoprolol (beta(1) adrenergic receptor antagonist, 10 and 100 microg ml(-1)) on blood pressure, heart rate and noradrenaline intrahypothalamic levels, by means of the microdialysis technique; and 2) the effects of intrahypothalamic microinjection of angiotensin II alone or after metoprolol pre-administration, on blood pressure and heart rate. RESULTS Meanwhile irbesartan perfusion did not modify neither mean arterial pressure (MAP) nor heart rate or noradrenaline hypothalamic levels in the C group, its highest dose diminished MAP (DeltaMAP: F: - 16.3+/-1 mm Hg, p<0.05) and noradrenaline levels (% of basal levels: 58+/-7%, p<0.05) in the F group, without affecting heart rate. Intrahypothalamic perfusion of metoprolol diminished MAP only in the F group (DeltaMAP: F: -12.1+/-1.1 mm Hg, p<0.05), but did not modify heart rate in both groups. On the other hand, it diminished noradrenaline hypothalamic levels in C (% of basal levels: 53+/-6%, p<0.05) but not in the F group. The pressor response to angiotensin II microinjection was increased in F rats (DeltaMAP: F: 13.3+/-1.5 mm Hg vs. C: 6.9+/-1.8 mm Hg; p<0.05). Previous administration of metoprolol markedly abolished this increment. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the existence of an increase in AT(1) and beta(1) adrenergic receptors tone in the hypothalamus of F rats, which could be related to the increase in blood pressure present in this experimental model. On the other hand, considering that the enhanced pressor response to angiotensin II intrahypothalamic injection in F rats was abolished by previous administration of a beta(1) adrenergic receptor antagonist, these results would indicate that beta(1) adrenergic receptors activation participates in the pressor response to angiotensin II in this experimental model of insulin resistance and hypertension.
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- Marcos A Mayer
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Junin 956, (C1113AAD), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Galletti F, Strazzullo P. Involvement of the renin-angiotensin system in obesity: older and newer pathways. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2007; 17:699-704. [PMID: 17698332 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2007.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Packer CS. Angiotensin II as a multifunctional hormone: a regulator of haemodynamics and metabolism with potential roles in the etiologies of hypertension and the metabolic syndrome. J Hypertens 2006; 24:37-8. [PMID: 16331097 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000198044.69999.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hirano T, Ran J, Adachi M. Opposing actions of angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors on plasma cholesterol levels in rats. J Hypertens 2006; 24:103-8. [PMID: 16331107 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000198030.30095.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There have been very few studies to examine how angiotensin II (AII) affects lipid metabolism. We examined the roles of AII type 1 and type 2 receptors (AT1R and AT2R) in cholesterol metabolism in rats fed either normal chow or high-fructose diets. METHODS AND RESULTS AII (100 ng/kg per min) or vehicle (saline) was continuously infused through an osmotic mini-pump to normal chow-fed or 60% fructose-fed rats for 2 weeks. AII infusion markedly elevated both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the two animal groups. AII did not affect the plasma total cholesterol (TC) in the chow-fed rats. In the AII-infused rats treated with olmesartan medoxomil, an AT1R blocker, we were interested to observe significant decreases in plasma TC and non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (C) (TC minus HDL-C), and liver cholesterol content were also decreased. Simultaneous infusion of AII and PD123319, an AT2R blocker, markedly increased non-HDL-C and hepatic cholesterol. The infusion of CGP42112A, an AT2R agonist, decreased non-HDL-C by 30% in normal rats. The AII infusion led to significant elevations in TC and non-HDL-C in the fructose-fed rats, and olmesartan treatment completely rectified this AII-induced hypercholesterolemia. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the AII receptors exert opposing effects on the plasma cholesterol level; that is, AT1R increases plasma cholesterol while AT2R decreases it. Fructose feeding may selectively augment the action of AT1R and thereby enhance the increase in plasma cholesterol levels in response to AII infusion.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Blockers
- Animals
- Blood Pressure/drug effects
- Cholesterol/blood
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Imidazoles/pharmacology
- Lipid Metabolism/drug effects
- Liver/chemistry
- Liver/metabolism
- Male
- Oligopeptides/pharmacology
- Olmesartan Medoxomil
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/drug effects
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/physiology
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/agonists
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/drug effects
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/physiology
- Tetrazoles/pharmacology
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- Tsutomu Hirano
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Tokyo, Japan.
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Giacchetti G, Sechi LA, Rilli S, Carey RM. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, glucose metabolism and diabetes. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2005; 16:120-6. [PMID: 15808810 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In diabetes mellitus (DM), the circulating renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is suppressed, but the renal tissue RAS is activated. Hyperglycemia increases tissue angiotensin II (Ang II), which induces oxidative stress, endothelial damage and disease pathology including vasoconstriction, thrombosis, inflammation and vascular remodeling. In early DM, the type 1 Ang II (AT(1)) receptor is upregulated but the type 2 Ang II (AT(2)) receptor is downregulated. This imbalance can predispose the individual to tissue damage. Hyperglycemia also increases the production of aldosterone, which has an unknown contribution to tissue damage. The insulin resistance state is associated with upregulation of the AT(1) receptor and an increase in oxygen free radicals in endothelial tissue caused by activation of NAD(P)H oxidase. Treatment with an AT(1) receptor blocker normalizes oxidase activity and improves endothelial function. An understanding of the tissue renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, which is a crucial factor in the progression of tissue damage in DM, is imperative for protection against tissue damage in this chronic disease.
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- Gilberta Giacchetti
- The Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Universita Politecnica della Marche, 60020 Ancona, Italy
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Hsieh PS, Tai YH, Loh CH, Shih KC, Cheng WT, Chu CH. Functional interaction of AT1 and AT2 receptors in fructose-induced insulin resistance and hypertension in rats. Metabolism 2005; 54:157-64. [PMID: 15690308 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2004.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The present study was performed to evaluate the potential role and functional interaction of angiotensin II AT1 and AT2 receptors (AT1R and AT2R) in the regulation of blood pressure and glucose homeostasis in fructose-induced insulin-resistant, hypertensive rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats on fructose-enriched or regular diets for 4 weeks were subjected to 2-step euglycemic euinsulinemic (EEI) and euglycemic hyperinsulinemic (EHI) clamp studies with [3-3H]glucose infusion. After a 40-minute basal period, selective AT1R and AT2R antagonists, losartan (LOS, 10 mg/kg IV bolus) and PD123319 (PD, 50 microg/kg/min), alone or in combination were separately given to control and fructose-fed groups in the 2 clamp periods. The results showed that during the EEI period, LOS significantly reduced the elevated blood pressure in fructose-fed rats, whereas PD further increased fructose-induced high blood pressure. Coadministration of LOS and PD did not alter the elevated blood pressure in fructose-fed rats. Administration of LOS and/or PD failed to change the blood pressure in control rats. During the EHI period, blockade of both AT1R and AT2R eliminated the insulin-induced blood pressure elevation in control and fructose-fed rats. Hepatic glucose production (HGP) did not alter among groups in the basal and EEI periods. Insulin infusion (EHI period) markedly suppressed HGP in control rats, but this suppressive effect was significantly attenuated in fructose-fed rats. LOS administration further reduced the insulin-induced suppression of HGP in fructose-fed rats. The whole-body glucose uptakes (rates of glucose disappearance, Rd) during the basal and EEI periods were similar among groups. During the EHI period, Rd was markedly increased in all groups and the magnitude of increase was significantly greater in control rats than in fructose-fed rats except those with LOS treatment. LOS treatment also redirected Rd in favor of glycolysis in fructose rats, but not in control rats, during the EEI and EHI periods. The effects of LOS on glycolysis during the 2 clamp periods and on HGP during the EHI period were reversed when PD was concomitantly administered, but PD alone did not alter glucose metabolism throughout the experiment in fructose-fed rats. Administration of LOS and/or PD did not change the glucose metabolism in control rats. Our data suggest that AT2R can counterbalance the AT1R-mediated effects on blood pressure and glucose metabolism in fructose-induced insulin-resistant, hypertensive rats. Furthermore, AT1R- and AT2R-mediated effects on blood pressure are disassociated with their actions on glucose metabolism in this hypertensive model.
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- Po-Shiuan Hsieh
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, National defense Medical Center, National Defense University, Taipei, Taiwan 114.
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Zhang C, Knudson JD, Setty S, Araiza A, Dincer UD, Kuo L, Tune JD. Coronary arteriolar vasoconstriction to angiotensin II is augmented in prediabetic metabolic syndrome via activation of AT1 receptors. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 288:H2154-62. [PMID: 15653764 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00987.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The metabolic syndrome is associated with activation of the renin-angiotensin system. However, whether the coronary vascular response to ANG II is altered under this condition is unknown. Experiments were conducted in control and chronically high-fat-fed dogs with the prediabetic metabolic syndrome both in vitro (isolated coronary arterioles, 60-110 microm) and in vivo (anesthetized and conscious). We found that plasma renin activity and ANG II levels are elevated in high-fat-fed dogs and that this increase in ANG II is associated with a significant increase in ANG II-mediated coronary vasoconstriction in isolated coronary arterioles and in anesthetized open-chest dogs. The vasoconstriction to ANG II is abolished by ANG II type 1 (AT1) receptor blockade. In conscious chronically instrumented dogs, AT1 receptor blockade with telmisartan improved the balance between coronary blood flow and myocardial oxygen consumption in the high-fat-fed dogs but not in normal control dogs, i.e., the relationship between coronary venous Po2 and myocardial oxygen consumption was shifted upward, toward normal control values. Quantitative assessment of coronary arteriolar AT1 and ANG II type 2 (AT2) receptor mRNA levels by real-time PCR revealed no significant difference between normal control and high-fat-fed dogs; however, Western blot analysis showed a significant increase in AT1 receptor protein level with no change in AT2 receptor protein density. These findings indicate that AT1 receptor-mediated coronary constriction is augmented in the prediabetic metabolic syndrome and contributes to impaired control of coronary blood flow via increases in circulating ANG II and/or coronary arteriolar AT1 receptor density.
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- Cuihua Zhang
- Department of Medical Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, USA
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Delbosc S, Paizanis E, Magous R, Araiz C, Dimo T, Cristol JP, Cros G, Azay J. Involvement of oxidative stress and NADPH oxidase activation in the development of cardiovascular complications in a model of insulin resistance, the fructose-fed rat. Atherosclerosis 2004; 179:43-9. [PMID: 15721008 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2004] [Revised: 10/19/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Growing evidences suggest a role of oxidative stress in hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. The fructose (60%)-fed rat represents a model of metabolic syndrome, associating insulin resistance and high blood pressure. In this model, hypertension, cardiac and vessels hypertrophy and markers of oxidative stress were determined. In addition, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated at different times after the initiation of fructose-enriched diet in aorta, heart and polymorphonuclear cells. High fructose feeding was associated with an early (1-week) increase in ROS production by aorta, heart and circulatory polymorphonuclear cells, in association with enhanced markers of oxidative stress. Vascular and cardiac hypertrophy was also rapidly observed, while the rise in blood pressure was significant only after 3 weeks. In summary, our study suggests that the production of reactive oxygen species can be a key-event in the initiation and development of cardiovascular complications associated with insulin resistance.
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- Sandrine Delbosc
- Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine et Athérogénèse, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, 34093 Montpellier, France
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Furuhashi M, Ura N, Takizawa H, Yoshida D, Moniwa N, Murakami H, Higashiura K, Shimamoto K. Blockade of the renin???angiotensin system decreases adipocyte size with improvement in insulin sensitivity. J Hypertens 2004; 22:1977-82. [PMID: 15361770 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200410000-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Based on results of in vitro studies, it has been hypothesized that blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) promotes the recruitment and differentiation of pre-adipocytes and that increased formation of small insulin-sensitive adipocytes counteracts ectopic deposition of lipids, thereby improving insulin sensitivity. We investigated the effect of RAS blockade on insulin sensitivity, adipocyte size, and intramuscular lipid content in fructose-fed rats (FFR) as a model of insulin-resistant hypertension. DESIGN AND METHODS Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: those fed a standard chow (control) and those fed a fructose-rich chow for 6 weeks. FFR were treated with a vehicle or with 1 mg/kg per day of temocapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, or 0.1 mg/kg per day of olmesartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker, for the last 2 weeks. Insulin sensitivity (M value: mg/kg per min) was estimated by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp method. Sizes of adipocytes derived from epididymal fat and triglyceride content in the soleus muscle were determined. RESULTS FFR had lower M value, higher blood pressure, larger adipocyte size, higher ratio of epididymal fat pads over body weight (%fat pads), and higher intramuscular triglyceride than did the control rats. Both temocapril and olmesartan significantly improved the M value and decreased blood pressure and adipocyte size without change in %fat pads in FFR. Adipocyte size was negatively correlated with the M value. Treatment for 2 weeks decreased, but not significantly, intramuscular triglyceride. CONCLUSIONS RAS blockade decreases adipocyte size without change in epididymal %fat pads accompanied by improvement in insulin sensitivity.
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- Masato Furuhashi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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