scholarly journals Role of Mas receptor in renal blood flow response to angiotensin (1-7) in male and female rats

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (03) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Nematbakhsh ◽  
Tahereh Safari
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aghdas Dehghani ◽  
Shadan Saberi ◽  
Mehdi Nematbakhsh

Background. The accompanied role of Mas receptor (MasR), bradykinin (BK), and female sex hormone on renal blood flow (RBF) response to angiotensin 1-7 is not well defined. We investigated the role of MasR antagonist (A779) and BK on RBF response to Ang 1-7 infusion in ovariectomized estradiol-treated rats.Methods. Ovariectomized Wistar rats received estradiol (OVE) or vehicle (OV) for two weeks. Catheterized animals were subjected to BK and A799 infusion and mean arterial pressure (MAP), RBF, and renal vascular resistance (RVR) responses to Ang 1-7 (0, 100, and 300 ng kg−1 min−1) were determined.Results. Percentage change of RBF (%RBF) in response to Ang1-7 infusion increased in a dose-dependent manner. In the presence of BK, when MasR was not blocked, %RBF response to Ang 1-7 in OVE group was greater than OV group significantly (P<0.05). Infusion of 300 ng kg−1 min−1Ang 1-7 increased RBF by6.9±1.9% in OVE group versus0.9±1.8% in OV group. However when MasR was blocked, %RBF response to Ang 1-7 in OV group was greater than OVE group insignificantly.Conclusion. Coadministration of BK and A779 compared to BK alone increased RBF response to Ang 1-7 in vehicle treated rats. Such observation was not seen in estradiol treated rats.


Neuroscience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 330 ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Dumais ◽  
Andrea G. Alonso ◽  
Remco Bredewold ◽  
Alexa H. Veenema

2014 ◽  
Vol 307 (4) ◽  
pp. H504-H514 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tarhouni ◽  
M. L. Freidja ◽  
A. L. Guihot ◽  
E. Vessieres ◽  
L. Grimaud ◽  
...  

In resistance arteries, a chronic increase in blood flow induces hypertrophic outward remodeling. This flow-mediated remodeling (FMR) is absent in male rats aged 10 mo and more. As FMR depends on estrogens in 3-mo-old female rats, we hypothesized that it might be preserved in 12-mo-old female rats. Blood flow was increased in vivo in mesenteric resistance arteries after ligation of the side arteries in 3- and 12-mo-old male and female rats. After 2 wk, high-flow (HF) and normal-flow (NF) arteries were isolated for in vitro analysis. Arterial diameter and cross-sectional area increased in HF arteries compared with NF arteries in 3-mo-old male and female rats. In 12-mo-old rats, diameter increased only in female rats. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and endothelium-mediated relaxation were higher in HF arteries than in NF arteries in all groups. ERK1/2 phosphorylation, NADPH oxidase subunit expression levels, and arterial contractility to KCl and to phenylephrine were greater in HF vessels than in NF vessels in 12-mo-old male rats only. Ovariectomy in 12-mo-old female rats induced a similar pattern with an increased contractility without diameter increase in HF arteries. Treatment of 12-mo-old male rats and ovariectomized female rats with hydralazine, the antioxidant tempol, or the angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker candesartan restored HF remodeling and normalized arterial contractility in HF vessels. Thus, we found that FMR of resistance arteries remains efficient in 12-mo-old female rats compared with age-matched male rats. A balance between estrogens and vascular contractility might preserve FMR in mature female rats.


Heart ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 98 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A60.2-A61
Author(s):  
H Shabeeh ◽  
N Melikian ◽  
R Dworakowski ◽  
B Casadei ◽  
P Chowienczyk ◽  
...  

Digestion ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Takeuchi ◽  
S. Kato ◽  
K. Takehara ◽  
Y. Asada ◽  
T. Yasuhiro

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