scholarly journals Effects of IPP and VPP Supplementation on Blood Pressure, ACE Activity and NO Production in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Min Kim ◽  
Ji Young Kim ◽  
Ryo Won Choue
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
No Production ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Ace Activity

scholarly journals Piper sarmentosum Leaves Aqueous Extract Attenuates Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fatimatuzzahra Hashim Fauzy ◽  
Maizura Mohd Zainudin ◽  
Hidayatul Radziah Ismawi ◽  
Taher F. T. Elshami
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
No Production ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Endothelin System

Piper sarmentosum is a tropical plant in Southeast Asia known for its traditional use in curing various ailments including hypertension. Previous research works have provided evidence for the herb’s antihypertensive property. However, the exact mechanisms involved are still in question. The present study investigated the effects of Piper sarmentosum leaves aqueous extract (PSAE) treatment on vascular endothelin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Four groups of SHRs were treated for 28 consecutive days, with negative and positive control groups receiving distilled water and 3 mg/kg perindopril, respectively. Another two groups are the treatment groups, which received PSAE and combination of 1.5 mg/kg perindopril and PSAE. Weekly measurements of blood pressure showed that PSAE significantly reduced the systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures (P<0.05) of the rats. PSAE also increased mesenteric artery nitric oxide (NO) level (P<0.05) and reduced endothelin-1 (ET-1) level (P<0.05) in the treatment groups. Our results demonstrate that oral administration of PSAE reduced blood pressure in SHRs by reducing the ET-1 level while increasing NO production.

scholarly journals IL-10 treatment decreases blood pressure in male, but not female, spontaneously hypertensive rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (3) ◽  
pp. F359-F365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. Gillis ◽  
Jacqueline B. Musall ◽  
Babak Baban ◽  
Jennifer C. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Interleukin 10 ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
No Production ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Chronic Infusion

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that induces nitric oxide (NO) production. IL-10 supplementation has been previously shown to lower blood pressure (BP) in male hypertensive mice, but the effect of exogenous IL-10 in hypertensive female rodents has not been studied. For the present study, we hypothesized that chronic infusion of IL-10 in hypertensive rats would lower BP concomitant with an increase in renal NO synthase (NOS) activity. Male and female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs; 12 wk old) were randomized to receive IL-10 infusion by subcutaneous minipump (3.5 µg·kg−1·day−1) or serve as sham controls ( n = 4–6 rats per treatment per sex). BP was measured by tail cuff before and after 2 wk of treatment. Renal T cells and IL-10 were measured by flow cytometry, and NOS activity was determined by conversion of radiolabeled arginine to radiolabeled citrulline. Female SHRs had greater IL-10+ renal cells than male SHRs and greater expression of the IL-10 receptor at baseline. BP did not change in female SHRs treated with IL-10, but BP significantly decreased following IL-10 infusion in male SHRs. Contrary to our hypothesis, NOS enzymatic activity decreased with IL-10 treatment in the renal inner medulla and cortex of both sexes. Renal regulatory T cells also decreased in both sexes after IL-10 treatment. In conclusion, despite male SHRs having less IL-10 and IL-10 receptor expression in the kidney compared with female SHRs, exogenous IL-10 selectively decreased BP only in male SHRs. Furthermore, our data suggest that exogenous IL-10-induced decreases in BP in male SHRs are not dependent on upregulating renal NOS activity.

scholarly journals Antihypertensive Effects of Rg3-Enriched Korean Vitamin Ginseng in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1990071
Author(s):  
Harsha Nagar ◽  
Shin Kwang Kang ◽  
Si Wan Choi ◽  
Hee-Jung Song ◽  
Su-Jeong Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
No Production ◽  
Ginsenoside Rg3 ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Korean Red Ginseng ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Enos Phosphorylation

Ginseng is well known to treat various diseases. Ginsenoside Rg3 exhibits a variety of pharmacological activities including cardiovascular protective effects. Vitamins utilized as supplements have minimal interactions with other drugs making them attractive targets for therapeutics. Here, we prepared Rg3-enriched Korean ginseng catalyzed by vitamin (REKVG) and evaluated its ability to improve hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). The ginsenoside content in both Korean Red ginseng (KRG) and REKVG were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Male SHRs and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKYs) were randomly divided into 6 groups (WKY saline, WKY KRG, WKY REKVG, SHR saline, SHR KRG, and SHR REKVG). KRG and REKVG were orally administered once daily to the rats at a dose of 10 mg/kg for 6 weeks, and blood pressure was measured in live rats using the tail-cuff method. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were used for the in vitro experiment. HPLC chromatograms revealed that the concentration of ginsenoside Rg3 in REKVG was much higher than that in KRG. The administration of REKVG significantly decreased the systolic blood pressure in SHRs at the end of 6 weeks as compared to KRG. Further, REKVG use resulted in a dose-dependent increase in Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation and NO production in endothelial cells. In addition, the administration of REKVG significantly increased Akt and eNOS phosphorylation and increased plasma NO levels in SHRs. We conclude that REKVG effectively lowers the blood pressure in rats and therefore could be considered for use in preventing or improving hypertension.

scholarly journals Antihypertensive Effects of Corn Silk Extract and Its Novel Bioactive Constituent in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats: The Involvement of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Cheng Li ◽  
Yu-Chen Lee ◽  
Hsin-Yi Lo ◽  
Yu-Wen Huang ◽  
Chien-Yun Hsiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Corn Silk ◽  
Ace Activity ◽  
Ace Inhibitory

Corn silk tea has been used in folk medicine for anti-hypertensive healthcare. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a crucial role on the homeostasis of blood pressure. However, effects of corn silk tea on ACE activity and the presence of ACE inhibitory constituents in corn silk are still unknown. Here we applied proteomics and bioinformatics approaches to identify corn silk bioactive peptides (CSBps) that target ACE from the boiling water extract of corn silk (CSE). CSE significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels in spontaneously hypertensive rats and inhibited the ACE activity. By proteomics coupled with bioinformatics analyses, we identified a novel ACE inhibitory peptide CSBp5 in CSE. CSBp5 significantly inhibited the ACE activity and decreased SBP levels in a dose-dependent manner. Docking analysis showed that CSBp5 occupied the substrate-binding channel of ACE and interacted with ACE via hydrogen bonds. In conclusion, we identified that CSE exhibited anti-hypertensive effects in SHRs via the inhibition of ACE, the target of most anti-hypertensive drugs. In addition, an ACE inhibitory phytopeptide CSBp5 that decreased SBP levels in rats was newly identified. Our findings supported the ethnomedical use of corn silk tea on hypertension. Moreover, the identification of ACE inhibitory phytopeptide in corn silk further strengthened our findings.

scholarly journals Effect of blood pressure on L-NAME-sensitive component of vasorelaxation in adult rats

2007 ◽  
pp. S77-S84
Author(s):  
A Púzserová ◽  
Z Csizmadiová ◽  
I Bernátová
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ◽  
No Production ◽  
Hypertensive Rats ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Wistar Kyoto

The aim of this study was to investigate nitric oxide (NO) production and L-NAME-sensitive component of endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in adult normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY), borderline hypertensive rats (BHR) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Blood pressure (BP) of WKY, BHR and SHR (determined by tail-cuff) was 111+/-3, 140+/-4 and 184+/-6 mm Hg, respectively. NO synthase activity (determined by conversion of [(3)H]-L-arginine) was significantly higher in the aorta of BHR and SHR vs. WKY and in the left ventricle of SHR vs. both BHR and WKY. L-NAME-sensitive component of endothelium-dependent relaxation was investigated in the preconstricted femoral arteries using the wire myograph during isometric conditions as a difference between acetylcholine-induced relaxation before and after acute N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester pre-treatment (L-NAME, 10(-5) mol/l). Acetylcholine-induced vasorelaxation of SHR was significantly greater than that in WKY. L-NAME-sensitive component of vasorelaxation in WKY, BHR and SHR was 20+/-3 %, 29+/-4 % (p<0.05 vs. WKY) and 37+/-3 % (p<0.05 vs. BHR), respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between BP and L-NAME-sensitive component of relaxation of the femoral artery. In conclusion, results suggest the absence of endothelial dysfunction in the femoral artery of adult borderline and spontaneously hypertensive rats and gradual elevation of L-NAME-sensitive component of vasorelaxation with increasing blood pressure.

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