Chronic estrogen treatment reduces vaso-constrictor responses in insulin resistant rats.
Can J Physiol Pharmacol
; 84(11): 1139-43, 2006 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17218978
ABSTRACT
Previous experiments have shown that chronic estrogen treatment via subcutaneous implants prevented insulin-induced blood pressure elevation and increased insulin sensitivity in ovariectomized female rats. In vitro vascular studies were performed using isolated mesenteric arteries to determine the effect of chronic estrogen and insulin treatments on vascular responses to vasoconstrictor agents. Female Wistar rats were assigned to the following groups sham-operated, sham-operated plus insulin, sham-operated plus insulin plus estrogen, ovariectomized, ovariectomized plus insulin, and ovariectomized plus insulin plus estrogen. Chronic insulin and estrogen treatments were initiated with subcutaneous placement of insulin implants (2 U/d) and 17beta-estradiol implants (0.5 mg/pellet, 60 day release) at the back of the neck. After 8 weeks of treatment, mesenteric arteries were isolated for assessment of constrictor responses to norepinephrine and the thromboxane A2 analogue U46619 in the presence or absence of the endothelium. The results show that chronic estrogen treatment attenuated the vascular constrictor responses to norepinephrine and U46619 only in endothelium intact vessels. Incubation with insulin did not significantly affect norepinephrine-induced vascular smooth muscle contraction. The study provides evidence that the mechanism by which estrogen prevents insulin-induced blood pressure elevation in insulin-treated ovariectomized rats is by influencing endothelium-derived vasoactive factors such as thromboxane A2.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vasoconstricción
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Resistencia a la Insulina
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Estradiol
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Hipoglucemiantes
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Insulina
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Arterias Mesentéricas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Physiol Pharmacol
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá