Orchidectomy, but not ovariectomy, regulates angiotensin II-induced vascular diseases in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

Abstract:

:In humans, the incidence and severity of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are greater in males than in females. Chronic infusion of angiotensin II (AngII) into apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mice promotes atherosclerosis and causes the formation of AAAs. Just as human males are more susceptible to developing AAAs, male mice are more susceptible to AngII-induced AAAs. We hypothesized that sex steroid hormones mediate gender differences in AngII-induced AAA through regulation of the renin-angiotensin system. To define the role of ovarian hormones, female apoE(-/-) mice were subjected to ovariectomy or sham operation and infused with AngII (1000 ng/kg x min) for 28 d. Ovariectomy had no effect on AngII-induced atherosclerosis, nor did it influence the incidence or severity of AAA. To define the role of testicular hormones, male apoE(-/-) mice were subjected to orchidectomy (orx) or sham operation and infused with AngII (1000 ng/kg x min) for 28 d. Orx resulted in a profound reduction in AAA incidence (85% vs. 18%, sham vs. orx; P = 0.003) to the level observed in females (25%). However, orx had no effect on AngII-induced reductions in plasma renin concentration or spleen AngII receptor density. In contrast, orx resulted in an increase in atherosclerosis (0.46 +/- 0.07 vs. 1.20 +/- 0.21 mm(2), sham vs. orx; P = 0.002). These results suggest that estrogen does not mediate gender differences in AngII-induced AAA. In contrast, androgens mediate a higher incidence of AngII- induced AAA, through mechanisms that do not appear to involve circulating renin or angiotensin receptor density.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Henriques TA,Huang J,D'Souza SS,Daugherty A,Cassis LA

doi

10.1210/en.2003-1615

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-08-01 00:00:00

pages

3866-72

issue

8

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

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en.2003-1615

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145

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