Abstract:
:Nitric oxide (NO) is a potent regulator in the cardiovascular system; it is generated by the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) family of proteins. NO produced in endothelial cells plays a crucial role in vascular functions. The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of diabetes on aortic NO synthesis in a model of genetic hypertension and determine whether captopril modulates this effect. Diabetes was induced in ten weeks old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) by streptozotocin injection. The rats were allocated into 3 groups: control group 1, non-diabetic SHR; group 2, diabetic SHR; group 3, diabetic SHR group receiving captopril at 80 mg/kg in drinking water for 4 weeks. Mean blood pressure (MBP) was measured once a week by tail-cuff method. Aortic NO metabolities (nitrite/nitrate) and endothelial NOS (NOS-3) were assayed by Griess reaction and by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry, respectively. There was a significant decrease in nitrite/nitrate (NOx) in aortas of diabetic SHR compared with controls. The decrease of aortic NOx in diabetic SHR was accompanied by a decrease in NOS-3 expression. Captopril treatment reduced MBP without affecting either NOx level or NOS-3 expression in aortas of diabetic SHR. We conclude that STZ-induced diabetes decreased NO in aortas of SHR that may reflect endothelial cell dysfunction; captopril administration decreased MBP without affecting NO level in aortas of diabetic SHR which suggest that the blood pressure-lowering effects of captopril were independent of NO.
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Life Scijournal_title
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Ibrahim MA,Kanzaki T,Yamagata S,Satoh N,Ueda Sdoi
10.1016/j.lfs.2005.02.010subject
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2005-07-15 00:00:00pages
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0024-3205issn
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