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Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae
This study was aimed at examining the role of the NOS/NO/sGC signaling pathway in the vasoactive control of the thoracic aorta (TA) from the early to late ontogenetic stages (7 weeks, 20 weeks, and 52 weeks old) of normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Syst...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8926472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7742509 |
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author | Berenyiova, Andrea Balis, Peter Kluknavsky, Michal Bernatova, Iveta Cacanyiova, Sona Puzserova, Angelika |
author_facet | Berenyiova, Andrea Balis, Peter Kluknavsky, Michal Bernatova, Iveta Cacanyiova, Sona Puzserova, Angelika |
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description | This study was aimed at examining the role of the NOS/NO/sGC signaling pathway in the vasoactive control of the thoracic aorta (TA) from the early to late ontogenetic stages (7 weeks, 20 weeks, and 52 weeks old) of normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were significantly increased in SHRs compared to age-matched WKYs, which was associated with left heart ventricle hypertrophy in all age groups of rats. The plasma urea level was increased in 20-week-old and 52-week-old SHRs compared with WKYs without increasing creatinine and uric acid. The total cholesterol levels were lower in 20-week-old and 52-week-old SHRs than in WKYs, but triglycerides were higher in 7-week-old SHRs. The fructosamine level was increased in 52-week-old SHRs compared with age-matched WKYs and unchanged in other age groups. Superoxide production was increased only in 7-week-old SHRs compared to age-matched WKYs. The endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of the TA deteriorated in both rat strains during aging; however, endothelial dysfunction already occurred in 20-week-old SHRs and was even more enhanced in 52-week-old rats. Our results also demonstrated increased activity of NOS in 52-week-old WKYs. Moreover, 7-week-old and 52-week-old WKY rats displayed an enhanced residual EDR after L-NMMA (NOS inhibitor) incubation compared with 20-week-old rats. Our results showed that in 7-week-old SHRs, the residual EDR after L-NMMA incubation was increased compared to that in other age groups. The activity of NOS in the TA was comparable in 7-week-old and 20-week-old SHRs, but it was reduced in 52-week-old SHRs compared to younger SHRs and 52-week-old WKYs. Thus, it seems that, in contrast to SHRs, the NOS/NO system in WKYs is probably able to respond to age-related pathologies to maintain endothelial functions and thus optimal BP levels even in later periods of life. |
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spelling | pubmed-89264722022-03-17 Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae Berenyiova, Andrea Balis, Peter Kluknavsky, Michal Bernatova, Iveta Cacanyiova, Sona Puzserova, Angelika Oxid Med Cell Longev Research Article This study was aimed at examining the role of the NOS/NO/sGC signaling pathway in the vasoactive control of the thoracic aorta (TA) from the early to late ontogenetic stages (7 weeks, 20 weeks, and 52 weeks old) of normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were significantly increased in SHRs compared to age-matched WKYs, which was associated with left heart ventricle hypertrophy in all age groups of rats. The plasma urea level was increased in 20-week-old and 52-week-old SHRs compared with WKYs without increasing creatinine and uric acid. The total cholesterol levels were lower in 20-week-old and 52-week-old SHRs than in WKYs, but triglycerides were higher in 7-week-old SHRs. The fructosamine level was increased in 52-week-old SHRs compared with age-matched WKYs and unchanged in other age groups. Superoxide production was increased only in 7-week-old SHRs compared to age-matched WKYs. The endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of the TA deteriorated in both rat strains during aging; however, endothelial dysfunction already occurred in 20-week-old SHRs and was even more enhanced in 52-week-old rats. Our results also demonstrated increased activity of NOS in 52-week-old WKYs. Moreover, 7-week-old and 52-week-old WKY rats displayed an enhanced residual EDR after L-NMMA (NOS inhibitor) incubation compared with 20-week-old rats. Our results showed that in 7-week-old SHRs, the residual EDR after L-NMMA incubation was increased compared to that in other age groups. The activity of NOS in the TA was comparable in 7-week-old and 20-week-old SHRs, but it was reduced in 52-week-old SHRs compared to younger SHRs and 52-week-old WKYs. Thus, it seems that, in contrast to SHRs, the NOS/NO system in WKYs is probably able to respond to age-related pathologies to maintain endothelial functions and thus optimal BP levels even in later periods of life. Hindawi 2022-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8926472/ /pubmed/35308173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7742509 Text en Copyright © 2022 Andrea Berenyiova et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Berenyiova, Andrea Balis, Peter Kluknavsky, Michal Bernatova, Iveta Cacanyiova, Sona Puzserova, Angelika Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title | Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title_full | Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title_fullStr | Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title_full_unstemmed | Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title_short | Age- and Hypertension-Related Changes in NOS/NO/sGC-Derived Vasoactive Control of Rat Thoracic Aortae |
title_sort | age- and hypertension-related changes in nos/no/sgc-derived vasoactive control of rat thoracic aortae |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8926472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7742509 |
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