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Diets rich in taurine can increase the production of taurine-conjugated bile acids, which are known to exert antihypertensive effects. Despite their benefits to the heart, kidney and arteries, their role in the central nervous system during the antihypertensive process remains unclear. Since hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) plays a key role in blood pressure regulation, we aimed to investigate the function of bile acids in the PVN. The concentration of bile acids in the PVN of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) fed with normal chow was measured using LC-MS/MS, which identified taurocholic acid (TCA) as the most down-regulated bile acid. To fully understand the mechanism of TCA's functions in the PVN, bi-lateral PVN micro-infusion of TCA was carried out. TCA treatment in the PVN led to a significant reduction in the blood pressure of SHRs, with decreased plasma levels of norepinephrine and improved morphology of cardiomyocytes. It also decreased the number of c-fos+ neurons, reduced the inflammatory response, and suppressed oxidative stress in the PVN of the SHRs. Most importantly, the TGR5 receptors in neurons and microglia were activated. PVN infusion of SBI-115, a TGR5 specific antagonist, was able to counteract with TCA in the blood pressure regulation of SHRs. In conclusion, TCA supplementation in the PVN of SHRs can activate TGR5 in neurons and microglia, reduce the inflammatory response and oxidative stress, suppress activated neurons, and attenuate hypertension.
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Hipertensión , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G , Ácido Taurocólico , Animales , Masculino , Ratas , Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Presión Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipertensión/metabolismo , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas Endogámicas SHR , Ratas Endogámicas WKY , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/metabolismo , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/genéticaRESUMEN
Background Oxidative stress and inflammation play important roles in the development of diabetes. Metformin (MET) is considered as the first-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) are vital in obesity and diabetes. However, there have been few studies on the effects of MET on inflammatory reaction and oxidative stress in the PVN and ARC of T2D diabetic rats. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were fed with high-fat diet (HFD), and intraperitoneally injected with low-dose streptozotocin (STZ, 30 mg/kg) at 6th week to induce T2D diabetes. After injection of STZ, they were fed with HFD continually. Starting from the 8th week of HFD feeding, T2D rats received intragastrical administration of MET (150 mg/kg/day) in addition to the HFD for another 8 weeks. At the end of the 15th week, the rats were anaesthetized to record the sympathetic nerve activity and collect blood and tissue samples. Results In comparison with control rats, T2D diabetic rats had higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) and excessive oxidative stress in the PVN and ARC, accompanied with more activated astrocytes. The renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and the plasma norepinephrine (NE) increased in T2D diabetic rats. The expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) increased and the expression of 67-kDa isoform of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) decreased in T2D diabetic rats. Supplementation of MET decreased blood glucose, suppressed RSNA, decreased PICs (TNF-α, IL-1ß and IL-6) in PVN and ARC, attenuated oxidative stress and activation of astrocytes in ARC and PVN of T2D diabetic rats, as well as restored the balance of neurotransmitter synthetase. The number of Fra-LI (chronic neuronal excitation marker) positive neurons in the ARC and PVN of T2D diabetic rats increased. Chronic supplementation of MET also decreased the number of Fra-LI positive neurons in the ARC and PVN of T2D diabetic rats. Conclusion These findings suggest that the PVN and ARC participate in the beneficial effects of MET in T2D diabetic rats, which is possibly mediated via down-regulating of inflammatory molecules, attenuating oxidative stress and restoring the balance of neurotransmitter synthetase by MET in the PVN and ARC.
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Núcleo Arqueado del Hipotálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipoglucemiantes/farmacología , Metformina/farmacología , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Astrocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Glucemia/efectos de los fármacos , Peso Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Glutamato Descarboxilasa/genética , Glutamato Descarboxilasa/metabolismo , Masculino , Estrés Oxidativo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Tirosina 3-Monooxigenasa/genética , Tirosina 3-Monooxigenasa/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been the focus of ongoing research in a diversity of cellular processes. LncRNAs are abundant in mammalian testis, but their biological function remains poorly known. RESULTS: Here, we established an antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)-based targeting approach that can efficiently knock down lncRNA in living mouse testis. We cloned the full-length transcript of lncRNA Tsx (testis-specific X-linked) and defined its testicular localization pattern. Microinjection of ASOs through seminiferous tubules in vivo significantly lowered the Tsx levels in both nucleus and cytoplasm. This effect lasted no less than 10 days, conducive to the generation and maintenance of phenotype. Importantly, ASOs performed better in depleting the nuclear Tsx and sustained longer effect than small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). In addition to the observation of an elevated number of apoptotic germ cells upon ASOs injection, which recapitulates the documented description of Tsx knockout, we also found a specific loss of meiotic spermatocytes despite overall no impact on meiosis and male fertility. CONCLUSIONS: Our study detailed the characterization of Tsx and illustrates ASOs as an advantageous tool to functionally interrogate lncRNAs in spermatogenesis.
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BACKGROUND: N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) plays critical roles in regulating sympathetic outflow. Studies showed that acute application of the antagonists of NMDAR or its subunits would reduce sympathetic nerve discharges. However, little is known about the effect of long-term management of NMDAR in hypertensive animals. METHODS: PEAQX, the specific antagonist of NMDAR subunit 2A (GluN2A) was injected into both sides of the PVN of two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) renal hypertensive rats and control (normotensive rats) for 3 weeks. RESULTS: Three weeks of PEAQX infusion significantly reduced the blood pressure of the 2K1C rats. It managed to resume the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neural transmitters, reduce the level of proinflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species in the PVN, and reduce the level of norepinephrine in plasma of the 2K1C rats. PEAQX administration also largely reduced the transcription and translation levels of GluN2A and changed the expression levels of NMDAR subunits 1 and 2B (GluN1 and GluN2B). In addition, NMDAR was known to function through activating the extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) pathways. In our study, we found that in the PVN of 2K1C rats treated with PEAQX, the phosphorylation levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), ERK1/2, and cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) significantly reduced, while the phosphorylation level of PI3K did not change significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic blockade of GluN2A alleviates hypertension through suppression of MEK/ERK/CREB pathway.
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Hipertensión , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato , Animales , Proteína de Unión a Elemento de Respuesta al AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Hipertensión/prevención & control , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Ratas , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/antagonistas & inhibidoresRESUMEN
ABSTRACT: Oxidative stress, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), and inflammation are some of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The aim of this study is to examine the protective effect of the chronic administration of astaxanthin, which is extracted from the shell of crabs and shrimps, into hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Animals were randomly assigned to 2 groups and treated with bilateral PVN infusion of astaxanthin or vehicle (artificial cerebrospinal fluid) through osmotic minipumps (Alzet Osmotic Pumps, Model 2004, 0.25 µL/h) for 4 weeks. Spontaneously hypertensive rats had higher mean arterial pressure and plasma level of norepinephrine and proinflammatory cytokine; higher PVN levels of reactive oxygen species, NOX2, NOX4, IL-1ß, IL-6, ACE, and AT1-R; and lower PVN levels of IL-10 and Cu/Zn SOD, Mn SOD, ACE2, and Mas receptors than Wistar-Kyoto rats. Our data showed that chronic administration of astaxanthin into PVN attenuated the overexpression of reactive oxygen species, NOX2, NOX4, inflammatory cytokines, and components of RAS within the PVN and suppressed hypertension. The present results revealed that astaxanthin played a role in the brain. Our findings demonstrated that astaxanthin had protective effect on hypertension by improving the balance between inflammatory cytokines and components of RAS.
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Antiinflamatorios/administración & dosificación , Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Presión Arterial/efectos de los fármacos , Citocinas/metabolismo , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Hipertensión/metabolismo , Hipertensión/fisiopatología , Infusiones Parenterales , Masculino , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/fisiopatología , Ratas Endogámicas SHR , Ratas Endogámicas WKY , Factores de Tiempo , Xantófilas/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
Hypertension, as one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, significantly affects human health. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and the E3-class prostanoid (EP3) receptor have previously been demonstrated to modulate blood pressure and hemodynamics in various animal models of hypertension. The PGE2-evoked pressor and biochemical responses can be blocked with the EP3 receptor antagonist, L-798106 (N-[(5-bromo-2methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-3-[2-(2-naphthalenylmethyl) phenyl]-2-propenamide). In the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), sympathetic excitation can be introduced by PGE2, which can activate EP3 receptors located in the PVN. In such a case, the central knockdown of EP3 receptor can be considered as a potential therapeutic modality for hypertension management. The present study examined the efficacy of the PVN infusion of L-798106, by performing experiments on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKYs). The rats were administered with chronic bilateral PVN infusion of L-798106 (10 µg/day) or the vehicle for 28 days. The results indicated that the SHRs had a higher mean arterial pressure (MAP), an increased Fra-like (Fra-LI) activity in the PVN, as well as a higher expression of gp91phox, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and proinflammatory cytokines in the PVN compared with the WKYs. Additionally, the expression of Cu/Zn-SOD in the PVN of the SHRs was reduced compared with the WKYs. The bilateral PVN infusion of L-798106 significantly reduced MAP, as well as plasma norepinephrine (NE) levels in the SHRs. It also inhibited Fra-LI activity and reduced the expression of gp91phox, proinflammatory cytokines, and MAPK, whereas it increased the expression of Cu/Zn-SOD in the PVN of SHRs. In addition, L-798106 restored the balance of the neurotransmitters in the PVN. On the whole, the findings of the present study demonstrate that the PVN blockade of EP3 receptor can ameliorate hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy partially by attenuating ROS and proinflammatory cytokines, and modulating neurotransmitters in the PVN.
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Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Presión Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos , Hipertensión/prevención & control , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Antagonistas de Prostaglandina/farmacología , Subtipo EP3 de Receptores de Prostaglandina E/antagonistas & inhibidores , Sulfonamidas/farmacología , Animales , Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Cardiomegalia/metabolismo , Cardiomegalia/fisiopatología , Cardiomegalia/prevención & control , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Hipertensión/metabolismo , Hipertensión/fisiopatología , Masculino , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/fisiopatología , Ratas Endogámicas SHR , Ratas Endogámicas WKY , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Subtipo EP3 de Receptores de Prostaglandina E/metabolismo , Transducción de SeñalRESUMEN
Exercise (Ex) has long been recognized to produce beneficial effects on hypertension (HTN). This coupled with evidence of gut dysbiosis and an impaired gut-brain axis led us to hypothesize that reshaping of gut microbiota and improvement in impaired gut-brain axis would, in part, be associated with beneficial influence of exercise. Male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats were randomized into sedentary, trained, and detrained groups. Trained rats underwent moderate-intensity exercise for 12 weeks, whereas, detrained groups underwent 8 weeks of moderate-intensity exercise followed by 4 weeks of detraining. Fecal microbiota, gut pathology, intestinal inflammation, and permeability, brain microglia and neuroinflammation were analyzed. We observed that exercise training resulted in a persistent decrease in systolic blood pressure in the SHR. This was associated with increase in microbial α diversity, altered ß diversity, and enrichment of beneficial bacterial genera. Furthermore, decrease in the number of activated microglia, neuroinflammation in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, improved gut pathology, inflammation, and permeability were also observed in the SHR following exercise. Interestingly, short-term detraining did not abolish these exercise-mediated improvements. Finally, fecal microbiota transplantation from exercised SHR into sedentary SHR resulted in attenuated SBP and an improved gut-brain axis. These observations support our concept that an impaired gut-brain axis is linked to HTN and exercise ameliorates this impairment to induce antihypertensive effects.
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Eje Cerebro-Intestino/fisiología , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/fisiología , Hipertensión/terapia , Condicionamiento Físico Animal/fisiología , Animales , Presión Sanguínea , Cardiomegalia/prevención & control , Trasplante de Microbiota Fecal , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/genética , Tracto Gastrointestinal/metabolismo , Tracto Gastrointestinal/patología , Hipertensión/patología , Inflamación/prevención & control , Masculino , Microglía/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/patología , Permeabilidad , Ratas , Ratas Endogámicas SHR , Ratas Endogámicas WKY , Sistema Nervioso Simpático/patologíaRESUMEN
We emulated instances of open traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in a maritime disaster. New Zealand rabbit animal models were used to evaluate the pathophysiological changes in open TBI with and without the influence of artificial seawater. New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups. Control group consisted of only normal animals. Animals in TBI and TBI + Seawater groups underwent craniotomy with dura mater incised and brain tissue exposed to free-fall impact. Afterward, only TBI + Seawater group received on-site artificial seawater infusion. Brain water content (BWC) and permeability of blood-brain barrier (BBB) were assessed. Reactive oxygen species levels were measured. Western blotting and immunofluorescence were employed to detect: apoptosis-related factors Caspase-3, Bax and Bcl-2; angiogenesis-related factors CD31 and CD34; astrogliosis-related factor glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); potential neuron injury indicator neuron-specific enolase (NSE). Hematoxylin & eosin, Masson-trichrome and Nissl stainings were performed for pathological observations. Comparing to Control group, TBI group manifested abnormal neuronal morphology; increased BWC; compromised BBB integrity; increased ROS, Bax, CD31, CD34, Caspase-3 and GFAP expressions; decreased Bcl-2 and NSE expression. Seawater immersion caused all changes, except BWC, to become more significant. Seawater immersion worsens the damage inflicted to brain tissue by open TBI. It aggravates hypoxia in brain tissue, upregulates ROS expression, increases neuron sensitivity to apoptosis-inducing factors, and promotes angiogenesis as well as astrogliosis.
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Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo/patología , Agua de Mar/efectos adversos , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Inmersión , ConejosRESUMEN
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and cellular Src (c-Src) are closely associated with inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress in hypertension, so we designed this study to explore the exact role of c-Src in the mechanism of action of the TLR4 signaling pathway in salt-induced hypertension. Salt-sensitive rats were given a high salt diet for 10 weeks to induce hypertension. This resulted in higher levels of TLR4, activated c-Src, pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, and arterial pressure. Infusion of a TLR4 blocker into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) decreased the activated c-Src, while microinjection of a c-Src inhibitor attenuated the PVN levels of nuclear factor-kappa B, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative stress. Our findings suggest that a long-term high-salt diet increases TLR4 expression in the PVN and this promotes the activation of c-Src, which upregulates the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and results in the overproduction of reactive oxygen species. Therefore, inhibiting central c-Src activity may be a new target for treating hypertension.
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Citocinas , Genes src , Hipertensión , Estrés Oxidativo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor Toll-Like 4/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Citocinas/metabolismo , Hipertensión/inducido químicamente , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Ratas , Transducción de Señal , Cloruro de Sodio , Receptor Toll-Like 4/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Inflammation and oxidative stress play important roles in energy imbalance and its complications. Recent research indicates that hypothalamic inflammation may contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and cardiac dysfunction, but the mechanisms remain unclear. We hypothesized that suppression of the proinflammatory IKKß/NF-κB pathway in the hypothalamus can improve energy balance and cardiac function in type 2 diabetic (T2D) rats. METHODS: Normal and T2D rats received bilateral hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) infusions of the IKKß inhibitor SC-514 or vehicle via osmotic minipump. Metabolic phenotyping, immunohistochemical analyses, and biochemical analyses were used to investigate the outcomes of inhibition of the hypothalamic IKKß. Echocardiography and glucometer were used for measuring cardiac function and blood glucose, respectively. Blood samples were collected for the evaluation of circulating proinflammatory cytokines. Heart was harvested for cardiac morphology evaluations. The ARC was harvested and analyzed for IKKß, NF-κB, proinflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and NAD(P)H (gp91phox, p47phox) oxidase activity levels and neuropeptides. RESULTS: Compared with normal rats, T2D rats were characterized by hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, cardiac dysfunction, as well as higher ARC levels of IKKß, NF-κB, proinflammatory cytokines, ROS, gp91phox, and p47phox. ARC infusion of the IKKß inhibitor SC-514 attenuated all these changes in T2D rats, but not in normal rats. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that the hypothalamic IKKß/NF-κB pathway plays a key role in modulating energy imbalance and cardiac dysfunction, suggesting its potential therapeutic role during type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Núcleo Arqueado del Hipotálamo , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas , Quinasa I-kappa B/metabolismo , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Transducción de Señal , Animales , Núcleo Arqueado del Hipotálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Arqueado del Hipotálamo/inmunología , Núcleo Arqueado del Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Glucemia/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamiento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/inmunología , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo , Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/etiología , Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/patología , Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/fisiopatología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Ecocardiografía , Quinasa I-kappa B/antagonistas & inhibidores , Inflamación/inmunología , Inflamación/metabolismo , Masculino , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/administración & dosificación , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Tiofenos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Exercise training (ExT) is beneficial for cardiovascular health, yet the central mechanism by which aerobic ExT attenuates the hypertensive responses remains unclear. Activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is important for the sympathoexcitation and hypertensive response. We thus hypothesized that aerobic ExT can decrease the blood pressure of hypertensive rats by reducing the levels of PICs through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling within the PVN. To examine this hypothesis, two-kidney-one-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertensive rats were assigned to two groups: sedentary or exercise training and examined for 8 weeks. At the same time, bilateral PVN infusion of vehicle or TAK242, a TLR4 inhibitor, was performed on both groups. As a result, the systolic blood pressure (SBP), renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and plasma levels of norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (EPI) were found significantly increased in 2K1C hypertensive rats. These rats also had higher levels of Fra-like activity, NF-κB p65 activity, TLR4, MyD88, IL-1ß and TNF-α in the PVN than SHAM rats. Eight weeks of ExT attenuated the RSNA and SBP, repressed the NF-κB p65 activity, and reduced the increase of plasma levels of NE, EPI, and the expression of Fra-like, TLR4, MyD88, IL-1ß and TNF-α in the PVN of 2K1C rats. These findings are highly similar to the results in 2K1C rats with bilateral PVN infusions of TLR4 inhibitor (TAK242). This suggests that 8 weeks of aerobic ExT may decrease blood pressure in hypertensive rats by reducing the PICs activation through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling within the PVN, and thus delays the progression of 2K1C renovascular hypertension.
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Carbon monoxide (CO) presents anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities as a new gaseous neuromessenger produced by heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the body. High salt-induced hypertension is relevant to the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) and oxidative stress in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). We explored whether CO in PVN can attenuate high salt-induced hypertension by regulating PICs or oxidative stress. Male Dahl Salt-Sensitive rats were fed high-salt (8% NaCl) or normal-salt (0.3% NaCl) diet for 4 weeks. CORM-2, ZnPP IX, or vehicle was microinjected into bilateral PVN for 6 weeks. High-salt diet increased the levels of MAP, plasma norepinephrine (NE), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the expressions of COX2, IL-1ß, IL-6, NOX2, and NOX4 significantly in PVN (p < 0.05), but decreased the expressions of HO-1 and Cu/Zn-SOD in PVN (p < 0.05). Salt increased sympathetic activity as measured by circulating norepinephrine, and increased the ratio of basal RSNA to max RSNA, in part by decreasing max RSNA. PVN microinjection of CORM-2 decreased the levels of MAP, NE, RSNA, ROS and the expressions of COX2, IL-1ß, IL-6, NOX2, NOX4 significantly in PVN of hypertensive rat (p < 0.05), but increased the expressions of HO-1 and Cu/Zn-SOD significantly (p < 0.05), which were all opposite to the effects of ZnPP IX microinjected in PVN (p < 0.05). We concluded that exogenous or endogenous CO attenuates high salt-induced hypertension by regulating PICs and oxidative stress in PVN.
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Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Presión Arterial/efectos de los fármacos , Monóxido de Carbono/farmacología , Citocinas/metabolismo , Hipertensión/prevención & control , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Compuestos Organometálicos/farmacología , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antiinflamatorios/metabolismo , Antihipertensivos/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Monóxido de Carbono/metabolismo , Ciclooxigenasa 2/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Hemo Oxigenasa (Desciclizante)/metabolismo , Hipertensión/metabolismo , Hipertensión/fisiopatología , Masculino , Compuestos Organometálicos/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/fisiopatología , Ratas Endogámicas Dahl , Cloruro de Sodio DietéticoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Berberine (BBR), a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, has many pharmacologic benefits such as anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation. It is widely used in clinical treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. However, the mechanism of how BBR attenuates hypertension through affecting central neural system is not clear. PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine whether chronic infusion of BBR into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) attenuates hypertension and sympathoexcitation via the ROS/Erk1/2/iNOS pathway. METHODS: Two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertensive rats were randomly assigned and treated with bilateral PVN infusion of BBR (2µg/h) or vehicle (artificial cerebrospinal fluid) via osmotic minipumps for 28 days. RESULTS: 2K1C rats showed higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) and PVN Fra-like activity, plasma levels of norepinephrine (NE), PVN levels of NOX2, NOX4, Erk1/2 and iNOS, and lower PVN levels of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD). Chronic infusion of BBR reduced MAP, PVN Fra-like activity and plasma levels of NE, reduced NOX2, NOX4, Erk1/2, iNOS and induced Cu/Zn-SOD in the PVN. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that BBR attenuates hypertension and sympathoexcitation via the ROS/Erk1/2/iNOS pathway in 2K1C renovascular hypertensive rats.
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Berberina/farmacología , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Presión Arterial , Masculino , NADPH Oxidasa 2/metabolismo , NADPH Oxidasa 4/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo II/metabolismo , Norepinefrina/sangre , Distribución Aleatoria , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutasa-1/metabolismoRESUMEN
Angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) is an important biologically-active peptide of the renin-angiotensin system. This study was designed to determine whether inhibition of Ang-(1-7) in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) attenuates sympathetic activity and elevates blood pressure by modulating pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) and oxidative stress in the PVN in salt-induced hypertension. Rats were fed either a high-salt (8% NaCl) or a normal salt diet (0.3% NaCl) for 10 weeks, followed by bilateral microinjections of the Ang-(1-7) antagonist A-779 or vehicle into the PVN. We found that the mean arterial pressure (MAP), renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA), and plasma norepinephrine (NE) were significantly increased in salt-induced hypertensive rats. The high-salt diet also resulted in higher levels of the PICs interleukin-6, interleukin-1beta, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1, as well as higher gp91phox expression and superoxide production in the PVN. Microinjection of A-779 (3 nmol/50 nL) into the bilateral PVN of hypertensive rats not only attenuated MAP, RSNA, and NE, but also decreased the PICs and oxidative stress in the PVN. These results suggest that the increased MAP and sympathetic activity in salt-induced hypertension can be suppressed by blockade of endogenous Ang-(1-7) in the PVN, through modulation of PICs and oxidative stress.
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Angiotensina I/antagonistas & inhibidores , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Fragmentos de Péptidos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/farmacología , Angiotensina I/metabolismo , Animales , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Presión Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos , Hipertensión/inducido químicamente , Masculino , Fragmentos de Péptidos/metabolismo , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismoRESUMEN
Excessive oxidative stress and inflammation in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) are implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension. It is reported that tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ), a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2)-inducer, has a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory effect. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of tBHQ in high salt induced hypertension and to identify whether the beneficial effects were induced by inhibiting PVN oxidative stress and inflammation. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with high salt diet (HS, 8% NaCl) or normal salt diet (NS, 0.3% NaCl). These rats were administration of tBHQ (150mg/kg/d) by oral gavage for 16 weeks. Our results showed that high salt intake resulted in higher mean arterial pressure, cardiac hypertrophy as well as increased plasma level of norepinephrine and interleukin (IL)-1ß, IL-6 compared with NS rats. It increased PVN level of reactive oxygen species, gp91phox, IL-1ß, IL-6, p-IKKß and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activity, decreased PVN level of Nrf2 and Cu/Zn-SOD. Chronic administration of tBHQ significantly attenuated these changes in HS rats. These data suggest that the protective effects of tBHQ in salt induced hypertension are partly due to inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation in PVN.
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Hidroquinonas/farmacología , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/efectos adversos , Animales , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Presión Arterial , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Hipertensión/inducido químicamente , Interleucina-1beta/sangre , Interleucina-6/sangre , Masculino , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/sangre , NADPH Oxidasa 2 , NADPH Oxidasas/sangre , Factor 2 Relacionado con NF-E2/genética , Factor 2 Relacionado con NF-E2/metabolismo , Norepinefrina/sangre , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/administración & dosificación , Superóxido Dismutasa/metabolismoRESUMEN
Brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) could regulate oxidative stress in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in the development of hypertension. This study was designed to explore the precise mechanisms of RAS acting on reactive oxygen species (ROS) in salt-induced hypertension. Male Wistar rats were administered with a high-salt diet (HS, 8.0% NaCl) for 8 weeks to induced hypertension. Those rats were received PVN infusion of AT1R antagonist losartan (LOS, 10 µg/h) or microinjection of small interfering RNAs for protein kinase C γ (PKCγ siRNA) once a day for 2 weeks. High salt intake resulted in higher levels of AT1R, PKCγ, Rac1 activity, superoxide and malondialdehyde (MDA) activity, but lower levels of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) in PVN than control animals. PVN infusion of LOS not only attenuated the PVN levels of AT1R, PKCγ, Rac1 activity, superoxide and decreased the arterial pressure, but also increased the PVN antioxidant capacity in hypertension. PVN microinjection of PKCγ siRNA had the same effect on LOS above responses to hypertension but no effect on PVN level of AT1R. These results, for the first time, identified that the precise signaling pathway of RAS regulating ROS in PVN is via AT1R/PKCγ/Rac1 in salt-induced hypertension.
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Hipertensión/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina , Transducción de Señal , Animales , Hipertensión/inducido químicamente , Hipertensión/fisiopatología , Masculino , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/fisiopatología , Proteína Quinasa C/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/efectos adversos , Proteína de Unión al GTP rac1/metabolismoRESUMEN
The imbalance of neurotransmitters and excessive oxidative stress responses contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension. In this study, we determined whether blockade of p44/42 MAPK pathway in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) ameliorates the development of hypertension through modulating neurotransmitters and attenuating oxidative stress. Dahl salt-sensitive (S) rats received a high-salt diet (HS, 8% NaCl) or a normal-salt diet (NS, 0.3% NaCl) for 6 weeks and were treated with bilateral PVN infusion of PD-98059 (0.025 µg/h), a p44/42 MAPK inhibitor, or vehicle via osmotic minipump. HS resulted in higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) and Fra-like (Fra-LI) activity, and plasma and PVN levels of norepinephrine (NE), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), NOX2 and NOX4, lower PVN levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) and the 67-kDa isoform of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67), as compared with NS group. PD-98059 infusion reduced NE, TH, NOX2 and NOX4 in the PVN, and induced Cu/Zn-SOD and GAD67 in the PVN. It suggests that PVN blockade of p44/42 MAPK attenuates hypertension through modulating neurotransmitters and attenuating oxidative stress.
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Hipertensión/inducido químicamente , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Neurotransmisores/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/enzimología , Cloruro de Sodio/metabolismo , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/fisiología , Ratas Endogámicas Dahl , Transducción de SeñalRESUMEN
Exercise training (ExT) has been reported to benefit hypertension; however, the exact mechanisms involved are unclear. We hypothesized that ExT attenuates hypertension, in part, through the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and glutamate in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN). Two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertensive rats were assigned to sedentary (Sed) or treadmill running groups for eight weeks. Dizocilpine (MK801), a glutamate receptor blocker, or losartan (Los), an angiotensin II type1 receptor (AT1-R) blocker, were microinjected into the PVN at the end of the experiment. We found that 2K1C rats had higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). These rats also had excessive oxidative stress and overactivated RAS in PVN. Eight weeks of ExT significantly decreased MAP and RSNA in 2K1C hypertensive rats. ExT inhibited angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), AT1-R, and glutamate in the PVN, and angiotensin II (ANG II) in the plasma. Moreover, ExT attenuated ROS by augmenting copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) and decreasing p47phox and gp91phox in the PVN. MK801or Los significantly decreased blood pressure in rats. Together, these findings suggest that the beneficial effects of ExT on renovascular hypertension may be, in part, through the RAS-ROS-glutamate pathway in the PVN.
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Maleato de Dizocilpina/farmacología , Hipertensión Renovascular/tratamiento farmacológico , Losartán/farmacología , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/antagonistas & inhibidores , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/efectos de los fármacos , Bloqueadores del Receptor Tipo 1 de Angiotensina II/farmacología , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitadores/farmacología , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Ácido Glutámico/metabolismo , Hipertensión Renovascular/genética , Hipertensión Renovascular/metabolismo , Hipertensión Renovascular/patología , Masculino , NADPH Oxidasa 2/genética , NADPH Oxidasa 2/metabolismo , NADPH Oxidasas/genética , NADPH Oxidasas/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/patología , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/genética , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Receptor de Angiotensina Tipo 1/genética , Receptor de Angiotensina Tipo 1/metabolismo , Receptores de Glutamato/genética , Receptores de Glutamato/metabolismo , Conducta Sedentaria , Transducción de Señal , Superóxido Dismutasa/genética , Superóxido Dismutasa/metabolismoRESUMEN
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the brain are involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), one of the active compounds in green tea, has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and vascular protective properties. This study was designed to determine whether chronic infusion of EGCG into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) attenuates ROS and sympathetic activity and delays the progression of hypertension by up-regulating anti-inflammatory cytokines, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) and decreasing nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activity, as well as restoring the neurotransmitters balance in the PVN of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Adult normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and SHR received bilateral PVN infusion of EGCG (20µg/h) or vehicle via osmotic minipumps for 4 weeks. SHR showed higher mean arterial pressure, plasma proinflammatory cytokines and circulating norepinephrine (NE) levels compared with WKY rats. SHR also had higher PVN levels of the subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase (gp91phox), ROS, tyrosine hydroxylase, and PICs; increased NF-κB activity; and lower PVN levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and 67kDa isoform of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) than WKY rats. PVN infusion of EGCG attenuated all these changes in SHR. These findings suggest that SHR have an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, as well as an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the PVN. Chronic inhibition of ROS in the PVN restores the balance of neurotransmitters and cytokines in the PVN, thereby attenuating hypertensive response and sympathetic activity.