scholarly journals Potential Protective Effects of the Water‐Soluble Chinese Propolis on Hypertension Induced by High‐Salt Intake

Author(s):  
Hua Zhou ◽  
Haihua Wang ◽  
Na Shi ◽  
Fang Wu
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Bayorh ◽  
A Rollins-Hairston ◽  
J Adiyiah ◽  
D Lyn ◽  
D Eatman

Introduction: The upregulation of cyclooxygenase (COX) expression by aldosterone (ALDO) or high salt diet intake is very interesting and complex in the light of what is known about the role of COX in renal function. Thus, in this study, we hypothesize that apocynin (APC) and/or eplerenone (EPL) inhibit ALDO/salt-induced kidney damage by preventing the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Methods: Dahl salt-sensitive rats on either a low-salt or high-salt diet were treated with ALDO (0.2 mg pellet) in the presence of EPL (100 mg/kg/day) or APC (1.5 mM). Indirect blood pressure, prostaglandins and ALDO levels and histological changes were measured. Results: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) levels were upregulated in the renal tubules and peritubular vessels after high-salt intake, and APC attenuated renal tubular COX-2 protein expression induced by ALDO. Plasma PGE2 levels were significantly reduced by ALDO in the rats fed a low-salt diet when compared to rats fed a high-salt diet. PGE2 was blocked by EPL but increased in the presence of APC. Conclusions: The beneficial effects of EPL may be associated with an inhibition of PGE2. The mechanism underlying the protective effects of EPL is clearly distinct from that of APC and suggests that these agents can have differential roles in cardiovascular disease.


2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 691-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Yang Li ◽  
Xian-Lei Cai ◽  
Ping-Da Bian ◽  
Liu-Ru Hu

2011 ◽  
Vol 209 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine Bibeau ◽  
Mélissa Otis ◽  
Jean St-Louis ◽  
Nicole Gallo-Payet ◽  
Michèle Brochu

In low sodium-induced intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) rat, foetal adrenal steroidogenesis as well as the adult renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) is altered. The aim of the present study was to determine the expression of cytochrome P450 aldosterone synthase (P450aldo) and of angiotensin II receptor subtypes 1 (AT1R) and 2 (AT2R) in adult adrenal glands and whether this expression could be influenced by IUGR and by high-salt intake in a sex-specific manner. After 6 weeks of 0.9% NaCl supplementation, plasma renin activity, P450aldo expression and serum aldosterone levels were decreased in all groups. In males, IUGR induced an increase in AT1R, AT2R, and P450aldo levels, without changes in morphological appearance of the zona glomerulosa (ZG). By contrast, in females, IUGR had no effect on the expression of AT1R, but increased AT2R mRNA while decreasing protein expression of AT2R and P450aldo. In males, salt intake in IUGR rats reduced both AT1R mRNA and protein, while for AT2R, mRNA levels decreased whereas protein expression increased. In females, salt intake reduced ZG size in IUGR but had no affect on AT1R or AT2R expression in either group. These results indicate that, in response to IUGR and subsequently to salt intake, P450aldo, AT1R, and AT2R levels are differentially expressed in males and females. However, despite these adrenal changes, adult IUGR rats display adequate physiological and adrenal responses to high-salt intake, via RAAS inhibition, thus suggesting that extra-adrenal factors likely compensate for ZG alterations induced by IUGR.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. e12110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare M. Reynolds ◽  
Mark H. Vickers ◽  
Claudia J. Harrison ◽  
Stephanie A. Segovia ◽  
Clint Gray

1984 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S95 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. H. Block ◽  
B. E. Lütold ◽  
P. Bolli ◽  
W. Kiowski ◽  
F. R. Bühler

1988 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio P. Quintanilla ◽  
Maria I. Weffer ◽  
Haengil Koh ◽  
Mohammed Rahman ◽  
Agostino Molteni ◽  
...  

1. We measured ouabain-insensitive adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), sodium, potassium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (Na+,K+-ATPase) and intracellular Na+ and K+ in the erythrocytes of 19 healthy volunteers, before and after supplementation of their normal diet with 6.0–8.9 g of salt (102–137 mmol of NaCl) per day, for 5 days. 2. The subjects had a small but significant gain in weight. Mean plasma renin activity decreased from 1.57 to 0.73 pmol of angiotensin I h−1 ml−1 and plasma aldosterone from 0.46 to 0.24 nmol/l. 3. Total ATPase activity fell from 197.9 nmol of inorganic phosphate h−1 mg−1 during the control period to 173.5 during the high-salt period (P < 0.0125). Na+,K+-ATPase activity fell from 162.2 to 141.4 nmol of inorganic phosphate h−1 mg−1 (P < 0.05). Intracellular Na + and intracellular K+ did not change. 4. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that salt-induced volume expansion causes the release of a factor inhibitory to the Na+ pump.


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