We hypothesized that vascular actions of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), the product of cytochrome P450 (CYP450)-dependent ω-hydroxylase, potentiate prohypertensive actions of angiotensin II (ANG II) in Cyp1a1-Ren-2 transgenic rats, a model of ANG II-dependent malignant hypertension. Therefore, we evaluated the antihypertensive effectiveness of 20-HETE receptor antagonist (AAA) in this model. Malignant hypertension was induced in Cyp1a1-Ren-2 transgenic rats by activation of the renin gene using indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a natural xenobiotic. Treatment with AAA was started either simultaneously with induction of hypertension or 10 days later, during established hypertension. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was monitored by radiotelemetry, indices of renal and cardiac injury, and kidney ANG II levels were determined. In I3C-induced hypertensive rats, early AAA treatment reduced SBP elevation (to 161 ± 3 compared with 199 ± 3 mmHg in untreated I3C-induced rats), reduced albuminuria, glomerulosclerosis index, and cardiac hypertrophy (P<0.05 in all cases). Untreated I3C-induced rats showed augmented kidney ANG II (405 ± 14 compared with 52 ± 3 fmol/g in non-induced rats, P<0.05) which was markedly lowered by AAA treatment (72 ± 6 fmol/g). Remarkably, in TGR with established hypertension, AAA also decreased SBP (from 187 ± 4 to 158 ± 4 mmHg, P<0.05) and exhibited organoprotective effects in addition to marked suppression of kidney ANG II levels. In conclusion, 20-HETE antagonist attenuated the development and largely reversed the established ANG II-dependent malignant hypertension, likely via suppression of intrarenal ANG II levels. This suggests that intrarenal ANG II activation by 20-HETE is important in the pathophysiology of this hypertension form.
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- amidy farmakologie MeSH
- angiotensin II metabolismus MeSH
- antihypertenziva farmakologie MeSH
- blokátory receptorů AT1 pro angiotensin II farmakologie MeSH
- cytochrom P-450 CYP1A1 genetika MeSH
- hypertenze maligní chemicky indukované farmakoterapie metabolismus MeSH
- indoly toxicita MeSH
- kyseliny hydroxyeikosatetraenové antagonisté a inhibitory metabolismus MeSH
- ledviny účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- potkani transgenní MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
BACKGROUND: Early addition of endothelin (ET) type A (ETA) receptor blockade to complex renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade has previously been shown to provide better renoprotection against progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Ren-2 transgenic hypertensive rats (TGR) after 5/6 renal ablation (5/6 NX). In this study, we examined if additional protection is provided when ETA blockade is applied in rats with already developed CKD. METHODS: For complex RAS inhibition, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor along with angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker was used. Alternatively, ETA receptor blocker was added to the RAS blockade. The treatments were initiated 6 weeks after 5/6 NX and the follow-up period was 50 weeks. RESULTS: When applied in established CKD, addition of ETA receptor blockade to the complex RAS blockade brought no further improvement of the survival rate (30% in both groups); surprisingly, aggravated albuminuria (588 ± 47 vs. 245 ± 38 mg/24 h, p < 0.05) did not reduce renal glomerular injury index (1.25 ± 0.29 vs. 1.44 ± 0.26), did not prevent the decrease in creatinine clearance (203 ± 21 vs. 253 ± 17 μl/min/100 g body weight), and did not attenuate cardiac hypertrophy to a greater extent than observed in 5/6 NX TGR treated with complex RAS blockade alone. CONCLUSIONS: When applied in the advanced phase of CKD, addition of ETA receptor blockade to the complex RAS blockade brings no further beneficial renoprotective effects on the CKD progression in 5/6 NX TGR, in addition to those seen with RAS blockade alone.
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- albuminurie MeSH
- angiotensiny účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- antagonisté endotelinového receptoru A farmakologie MeSH
- blokátory receptorů AT1 pro angiotensin II farmakologie MeSH
- chronická renální insuficience metabolismus MeSH
- hodnoty glomerulární filtrace účinky léků MeSH
- hypertenze MeSH
- indoly farmakologie MeSH
- inhibitory ACE farmakologie MeSH
- kardiomegalie MeSH
- kombinovaná farmakoterapie MeSH
- kreatinin metabolismus MeSH
- krevní tlak účinky léků MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- ledviny účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- losartan farmakologie MeSH
- míra přežití MeSH
- nefrektomie MeSH
- potkani Sprague-Dawley MeSH
- potkani transgenní MeSH
- progrese nemoci MeSH
- pyrrolidiny farmakologie MeSH
- receptor endotelinu A účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- receptor endotelinu B účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- renin-angiotensin systém účinky léků MeSH
- renin účinky léků metabolismus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH