TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of chronic antihypertensive treatment on the central pressor response in SHR
AU - Lin, Y.
AU - Tsuchihashi, T.
AU - Kagiyama, S.
AU - Matsumura, K.
AU - Abe, I.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We examined the influence of chronic antihypertensive treatment on the central pressor response in SHR. Adult male SHR were divided into 5 groups, i.e., those receiving 1) enalapril (Enal: 25 mg/kg/day in drinking water, n=12); 2) losartan (Los: 40 mg/kg/day, n=11); 3) candesartan (Cand: 4 mg/kg/day, n=12); 4) hydralazine+hydrochlorothiazide (H&H: 50+7.5 mg/kg/day, n=9); 5) vehicle (Control: n=9). At 4 weeks of treatment, hypertonic saline (0.25, 0.5 M) was intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) injected into conscious rats. Plasma catecholamines were measured before and after i.c.v. injection. On completion of the experiment, heart weight was measured, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity of the cerebrum was determined. All antihypertensive drugs elicited comparable reductions in systolic blood pressure, while heart rate was significantly higher in the H&H group than in the other groups during treatment. Pressor response to i.c.v. hypertonic saline (0.5 M) was significantly smaller in the Enal (12±3 mmHg) and Cand (11 ±2 mmHg) groups than in the Los (22±2 mmHg), H&H (16±2 mmHg), and Control (29±5 mmHg) groups. Plasma catecholamines did not differ among the groups. Heart weight was lowest in the Enal group, followed by the Los and Cand groups. ACE activity of the cerebrum was significantly decreased in the Enal group. The results suggest that chronic treatment with various antihypertensive drugs differentially alters the central pressor response in SHR, and enalapril and candesartan are effective in attenuating this response.
AB - We examined the influence of chronic antihypertensive treatment on the central pressor response in SHR. Adult male SHR were divided into 5 groups, i.e., those receiving 1) enalapril (Enal: 25 mg/kg/day in drinking water, n=12); 2) losartan (Los: 40 mg/kg/day, n=11); 3) candesartan (Cand: 4 mg/kg/day, n=12); 4) hydralazine+hydrochlorothiazide (H&H: 50+7.5 mg/kg/day, n=9); 5) vehicle (Control: n=9). At 4 weeks of treatment, hypertonic saline (0.25, 0.5 M) was intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) injected into conscious rats. Plasma catecholamines were measured before and after i.c.v. injection. On completion of the experiment, heart weight was measured, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity of the cerebrum was determined. All antihypertensive drugs elicited comparable reductions in systolic blood pressure, while heart rate was significantly higher in the H&H group than in the other groups during treatment. Pressor response to i.c.v. hypertonic saline (0.5 M) was significantly smaller in the Enal (12±3 mmHg) and Cand (11 ±2 mmHg) groups than in the Los (22±2 mmHg), H&H (16±2 mmHg), and Control (29±5 mmHg) groups. Plasma catecholamines did not differ among the groups. Heart weight was lowest in the Enal group, followed by the Los and Cand groups. ACE activity of the cerebrum was significantly decreased in the Enal group. The results suggest that chronic treatment with various antihypertensive drugs differentially alters the central pressor response in SHR, and enalapril and candesartan are effective in attenuating this response.
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U2 - 10.1291/hypres.24.173
DO - 10.1291/hypres.24.173
M3 - Article
C2 - 11325077
AN - SCOPUS:0035032039
VL - 24
SP - 173
EP - 178
JO - Hypertension Research
JF - Hypertension Research
SN - 0916-9636
IS - 2
ER -