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Rodrigues AF, Todiras M, Qadri F, Alenina N, Bader M. Angiotensin deficient FVB/N mice are normotensive. Br J Pharmacol 2023; 180:1843-1861. [PMID: 36740662 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE All previous rodent models lacking the peptide hormone angiotensin II (Ang II) were hypotensive. A mixed background strain with global deletion of the angiotensinogen gene was backcrossed to the FVB/N background (Agt-KO), a strain preferred for transgenic generation. Surprisingly, the resulting line turned out to be normotensive. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the unique blood pressure regulation of FVB/N mice without angiotensin peptides. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Acute and chronic recordings of blood pressure (BP) in freely-moving adult mice were performed to establish baseline BP. The pressure responses to sympatholytic and sympathomimetic as well as a nitric oxide inhibitor and donor compounds were used to quantify the neurogenic tone and endothelial function. The role of the renal nerves on baseline BP maintenance was tested by renal denervation. Finally, further phenotyping was done by gene expression analysis, histology and measurement of metabolites in plasma, urine and tissues. KEY RESULTS Baseline BP in adult FVB/N Agt-KO was unexpectedly unaltered. As compensatory mechanisms Agt-KO presented an increased sympathetic nerve activity and reduced endothelial nitric oxide production. However, FVB/N Agt-KO exhibited the renal morphological and physiological alterations previously found in mice lacking the production of Ang II including polyuria and hydronephrosis. The hypotensive effect of bilateral renal denervation was blunted in Agt-KO compared to wildtype FVB/N mice. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS We describe a germline Agt-KO line that challenges all previous knowledge on BP regulation in mice with deletion of the classical RAS. This line may represent a model of drug-resistant hypertension because it lacks hypotension.
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- André Felipe Rodrigues
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Biology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Yiannikouris F, Wang Y, Shoemaker R, Larian N, Thompson J, English VL, Charnigo R, Su W, Gong M, Cassis LA. Deficiency of angiotensinogen in hepatocytes markedly decreases blood pressure in lean and obese male mice. Hypertension 2015; 66:836-42. [PMID: 26303292 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.06040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that adipocyte deficiency of angiotensinogen (AGT) ablated high-fat diet-induced elevations in plasma angiotensin II (Ang II) concentrations and obesity-hypertension in male mice. Hepatocytes are the predominant source of systemic AGT. Therefore, in this study, we defined the contribution of hepatocyte-derived AGT to obesity-induced elevations in plasma AGT concentrations and hypertension. Male Agt(fl/fl) mice expressing albumin-driven Cre recombinase were bred to female Agt(fl/fl) mice to generate Agt(fl/fl) or hepatocyte AGT-deficient male mice (Agt(Alb)). Mice were fed a low-fat or high-fat diet for 16 weeks. Hepatocyte AGT deficiency had no significant effect on body weight. Plasma AGT concentrations were increased in obese Agt(fl/fl) mice. Hepatocyte AGT deficiency markedly reduced plasma AGT and Ang II concentrations in lean and obese mice. Moreover, hepatocyte AGT deficiency reduced the content and release of AGT from adipose explants. Systolic blood pressure was markedly decreased in lean (by 18 mm Hg) and obese Agt(Alb) mice (by 54 mm Hg) compared with Agt(fl/fl) controls. To define mechanisms, we quantified effects of Ang II on mRNA abundance of megalin, an AGT uptake transporter, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Ang II stimulated adipocyte megalin mRNA abundance and decreased media AGT concentrations. These results demonstrate that hepatocytes are the predominant source of systemic AGT in both lean and obese mice. Moreover, reductions in plasma angiotensin concentrations in obese hepatocyte AGT-deficient mice may have limited megalin-dependent uptake of AGT into adipocytes for the production of Ang II in the development of obesity-hypertension.
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- Frederique Yiannikouris
- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (F.Y., Y.W., R.S., N.L., V.L.E., L.A.C.), Statistics (R.C.), and Physiology (W.S., M.G.) and Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine (J.T.), University of Kentucky, Lexington.
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Marra NJ, Eo SH, Hale MC, Waser PM, DeWoody JA. A priori and a posteriori approaches for finding genes of evolutionary interest in non-model species: osmoregulatory genes in the kidney transcriptome of the desert rodent Dipodomys spectabilis (banner-tailed kangaroo rat). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2012; 7:328-39. [PMID: 22841684 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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One common goal in evolutionary biology is the identification of genes underlying adaptive traits of evolutionary interest. Recently next-generation sequencing techniques have greatly facilitated such evolutionary studies in species otherwise depauperate of genomic resources. Kangaroo rats (Dipodomys sp.) serve as exemplars of adaptation in that they inhabit extremely arid environments, yet require no drinking water because of ultra-efficient kidney function and osmoregulation. As a basis for identifying water conservation genes in kangaroo rats, we conducted a priori bioinformatics searches in model rodents (Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus) to identify candidate genes with known or suspected osmoregulatory function. We then obtained 446,758 reads via 454 pyrosequencing to characterize genes expressed in the kidney of banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis). We also determined candidates a posteriori by identifying genes that were overexpressed in the kidney. The kangaroo rat sequences revealed nine different a priori candidate genes predicted from our Mus and Rattus searches, as well as 32 a posteriori candidate genes that were overexpressed in kidney. Mutations in two of these genes, Slc12a1 and Slc12a3, cause human renal diseases that result in the inability to concentrate urine. These genes are likely key determinants of physiological water conservation in desert rodents.
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- Nicholas J Marra
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Schnermann J, Briggs JP. Synthesis and secretion of renin in mice with induced genetic mutations. Kidney Int 2012; 81:529-38. [PMID: 22258323 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The juxtaglomerular (JG) cell product renin is rate limiting in the generation of the bioactive octapeptide angiotensin II. Rates of synthesis and secretion of the aspartyl protease renin by JG cells are controlled by multiple afferent and efferent pathways originating in the CNS, cardiovascular system, and kidneys, and making critical contributions to the maintenance of extracellular fluid volume and arterial blood pressure. Since both excesses and deficits of angiotensin II have deleterious effects, it is not surprising that control of renin is secured by a complex system of feedforward and feedback relationships. Mice with genetic alterations have contributed to a better understanding of the networks controlling renin synthesis and secretion. Essential input for the setting of basal renin generation rates is provided by β-adrenergic receptors acting through cyclic adenosine monophosphate, the primary intracellular activation mechanism for renin mRNA generation. Other major control mechanisms include COX-2 and nNOS affecting renin through PGE2, PGI2, and nitric oxide. Angiotensin II provides strong negative feedback inhibition of renin synthesis, largely an indirect effect mediated by baroreceptor and macula densa inputs. Adenosine appears to be a dominant factor in the inhibitory arms of the baroreceptor and macula densa mechanisms. Targeted gene mutations have also shed light on a number of novel aspects related to renin processing and the regulation of renin synthesis and secretion.
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- Jurgen Schnermann
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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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: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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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Chen D, Hazelwood L, Walker LL, Oldfield BJ, McKinley MJ, Allen AM. Changes in angiotensin type 1 receptor binding and angiotensin-induced pressor responses in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of angiotensinogen knockout mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 298:R411-8. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00462.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ANG II, the main circulating effector hormone of the renin-angiotensin system, is produced by enzymatic cleavage of angiotensinogen. The present study aimed to examine whether targeted deletion of the angiotensinogen gene ( Agt) altered brain ANG II receptor density or responsiveness to ANG II. In vitro autoradiography was used to examine the distribution and density of angiotensin type 1 (AT1) and type 2 receptors. In most brain regions, the distribution and density of angiotensin receptors were similar in brains of Agt knockout mice ( Agt−/−) and wild-type mice. In Agt−/−mice, a small increase in AT1receptor binding was observed in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), a region that plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation. To examine whether Agt−/−mice showed altered responses to ANG II, blood pressure responses to intravenous injection (0.01–0.1 μg/kg) or RVLM microinjection (50 pmol in 50 nl) of ANG II were recorded in anesthetized Agt−/−and wild-type mice. Intravenous injections of phenylephrine (4 μg/kg and 2 μg/kg) were also made in both groups. The magnitude of the pressor response to intravenous injections of ANG II or phenylephrine was not different between Agt−/−and wild-type mice. Microinjection of ANG II into the RVLM induced a pressor response, which was significantly smaller in Agt−/−compared with wild-type mice (+10 ± 1 vs. +23 ± 4 mmHg, respectively, P = 0.004). Microinjection of glutamate into the RVLM (100 pmol in 10 nl) produced a robust pressor response, which was not different between Agt−/−and wild-type mice. A diminished response to ANG II microinjection in the RVLM of Agt−/−mice, despite an increased density of AT1receptors suggests that signal transduction pathways may be altered in RVLM neurons of Agt−/−mice, resulting in attenuated cellular excitation.
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- Daian Chen
- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Howard Florey Institute, Florey Neurosciences Institutes, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Howard Florey Institute, Florey Neurosciences Institutes, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Goyal R, Goyal D, Leitzke A, Gheorghe CP, Longo LD. Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Fetal Epigenetic Programming by Maternal Protein Restriction During Pregnancy. Reprod Sci 2009; 17:227-38. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719109351935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Ravi Goyal
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California,
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Alexiou T, Boon WM, Denton DA, Nicolantonio RD, Walker LL, McKinley MJ, Campbell DJ. Angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting enzyme gene copy number and angiotensin and bradykinin peptide levels in mice. J Hypertens 2005; 23:945-54. [PMID: 15834279 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000166834.32817.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that changes in gene expression that may accompany angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism cause alteration in angiotensin and bradykinin peptide levels. DESIGN Mice with one or two genes for AGT and ACE allow assessment of the effects of modest alteration in AGT and ACE gene expression on angiotensin and bradykinin peptide levels. METHODS Angiotensin and bradykinin peptides were measured in the blood, kidney, heart, lung, adrenal, brain, and aorta of mice that were either wild-type (+/+), heterozygous (+/-) or null (-/-) for either the AGT or ACE gene. RESULTS Angiotensin I and angiotensin II were not detectable in blood or tissues of AGT -/- mice, which had increased bradykinin levels in kidney and lung. ACE -/- mice had markedly reduced angiotensin II levels and increased bradykinin levels in blood and tissues. However, despite reduced AGT and ACE gene expression, angiotensin and bradykinin peptide levels in AGT and ACE +/- mice were no different from the levels in wild-type mice. CONCLUSION Although the AGT and ACE genes are fundamental determinants of angiotensin and bradykinin peptide levels, compensatory mechanisms attenuate the effect of modest change in AGT and ACE gene expression on the levels of these peptides. Identification of these compensatory mechanisms may provide new candidate genes for investigation in humans.
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- Theodora Alexiou
- Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Murphey LJ, Eccles WK, Williams GH, Brown NJ. Loss of sodium modulation of plasma kinins in human hypertension. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2004; 308:1046-52. [PMID: 14718610 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.059337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We studied the effect of salt intake and hypertension on the systemic kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), as measured by bradykinin (BK) 1-5, a stable circulating bradykinin metabolite, and the tissue KKS, as measured by urinary kallikrein excretion. Venous BK 1-5, urinary kallikrein, and components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system were measured in 35 normotensive and 19 hypertensive subjects who were maintained on a high (200 mmol/day) or low (10 mmol/day) salt diet. Salt restriction decreased mean arterial pressure (MAP) (P < 0.001 overall) and the plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (P = 0.017) and increased plasma renin activity (P < 0.001) and serum aldosterone (P < 0.001). There was an interactive effect of salt intake and hypertension on plasma BK 1-5 (P = 0.043), with BK 1-5 significantly lower during low compared with high salt intake in normotensive (24.7 +/- 2.6 versus 34.9 +/- 5.6 fmol/ml, P = 0.002) but not hypertensive subjects (30.6 +/- 4.6 versus 27.5 +/- 2.8 fmol/ml, P = 0.335). In normotensives, the change in plasma BK 1-5 from high to low salt intake correlated with the change in MAP (r = 0.533, P = 0.004). Urinary kallikrein was higher during low compared with high salt intake (P < 0.001) in both groups. There was no effect of salt intake on urinary BK 1-5. In summary, the systemic and renal KKSs act in tandem to modulate the response to salt intake. The systemic system is activated during high salt intake and counterbalances increased vascular response to pressors. With sodium restriction, the renal system is activated and counterbalances the increased sodium-retaining state induced by activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. With hypertension, these modulating effects are diminished or lost, supporting a role for both systems in the development/maintenance of hypertension.
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- Laine J Murphey
- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Gerlofs-Nijland ME, Assmann KJM, Dijkman HBPM, Dieker JWC, van Son JPHF, Mentzel S, van Kats JP, Danser AHJ, Smithies O, Groenen PJTA, Wetzels JFM. Albuminuria in mice after injection of antibodies against aminopeptidase A: role of angiotensin II. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12:2711-2720. [PMID: 11729240 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v12122711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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It has been shown that injection of combinations of anti-aminopeptidase A (APA) monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that inhibit the enzyme activity induces an acute albuminuria in mice. This albuminuria is not dependent on inflammatory cells, complement, or the coagulation system. APA is an important regulator of the renin-angiotensin system because it is involved in the degradation of angiotensin II (Ang II). This study examined the potential role of glomerular Ang II in the induction of albuminuria. The relation among renal Ang II, glomerular APAX enzyme activity, and albuminuria was examined first. Injection of the nephritogenic combinations ASD-3/37 and ASD-37/41 in BALB/c mice induced albuminuria, whereas the non-nephritogenic combination ASD-3/41 had no effect. There was no clear relation between the inhibition of glomerular APA activity and albuminuria, yet it was evident that intrarenal Ang II levels were significantly increased in albuminuric mice and not in nonalbuminuric mice. As a next step, anti-APA mAb were administered to angiotensinogen-deficient mice that do not produce Ang II, and kidney morphology and albuminuria were determined. Angiotensinogen-deficient mice also developed albuminuria upon ASD-37/41 administration. Altogether, these findings clearly demonstrate that Ang II is not required for the induction of albuminuria upon injection of enzyme-inhibiting anti-APA mAb.
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- Miriam E Gerlofs-Nijland
- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Departments of *Pathology and †Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, and Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (COEUR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Cholewa BC, Mattson DL. Role of the renin-angiotensin system during alterations of sodium intake in conscious mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 281:R987-93. [PMID: 11507017 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.281.3.r987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present studies were performed to quantify circulating components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis and to determine the functional importance of this system during alterations in sodium intake in conscious mice. Increasing sodium intake from approximately 200 to 1,000 microeq/day significantly decreased plasma renin concentration from 472 +/- 96 to 304 +/- 83 ng ANG I. ml(-1). h(-1) (n = 5) but did not alter plasma renin activity from the low-sodium level of 7.7 +/- 1.1 ng ANG I. ml(-1). h(-1). Despite the elevated plasma renin concentration, plasma ANG II in mice on low-sodium level averaged 14 +/- 3 pg/ml and was significantly suppressed to 6 +/- 1 pg/ml by high-sodium intake (n = 7). Consistent with the modulation of ANG II, plasma aldosterone significantly decreased from 41 +/- 8 to 8 +/- 3 ng/dl when sodium intake was elevated (n = 6). In a final set of experiments, the continuous infusion of ANG II (20 ng. kg(-1). min(-1)) led to a mild salt-sensitive increase in mean arterial pressure from 108 +/- 2 to 131 +/- 2 mmHg as sodium intake was varied from low to high (n = 7). In vehicle-infused mice, mean arterial pressure was unaltered from 109 +/- 2 mmHg when sodium intake was increased (n = 6). These studies indicate that the physiological suppression of circulating ANG II may be required to maintain a constancy of arterial pressure during alterations in sodium intake in normal mice.
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- B C Cholewa
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Tamura K, Nyui N, Tamura N, Fujita T, Kihara M, Toya Y, Takasaki I, Takagi N, Ishii M, Oda K, Horiuchi M, Umemura S. Mechanism of angiotensin II-mediated regulation of fibronectin gene in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:26487-96. [PMID: 9756884 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.41.26487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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This study was performed to investigate a mechanism of angiotensin II (Ang II)-mediated activation of the fibronectin (FN) gene in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Actinomycin D and CV11974 completely inhibited Ang II-mediated increase in FN mRNA levels. Inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC), protein-tyrosine kinase (PTK), phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, Ras, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p70 S6 kinase, and Ca2+/calmodulin kinase also decreased Ang II-induced activation of FN mRNA. In contrast, cycloheximide; PD123319; or inhibitors of Gi, protein kinase A, or mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase did not affect the induction. FN promoter contained a putative AP-1 binding site (rFN/AP-1; -463 to -437), and the results of a transient transfection and electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that Ang II enhanced rFN/AP-1 activity. CV11974 and inhibitors of PKC or PTK suppressed Ang II-mediated increases in rFN/AP-1 activity, although neither PD123319 nor a protein kinase A inhibitor affected the induction. Furthermore, mutation of rFN/AP-1 that disrupted nuclear binding suppressed Ang II-induced transcription in the native FN promoter (-1908 to +136) context. Thus, Ang II activates transcription of the FN gene through the Ang II type 1 receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells, at least in part, via the activation of AP-1 by a signaling mechanism dependent on PKC and PTK.
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- K Tamura
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236, Japan.
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