More Amar S, Mishra Jay S, Hankins Gary D V, Yallampalli Chandra, Sathishkumar Kunju
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Biol Reprod. 2015 Jun;92(6):155. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.130468. Epub 2015 May 13.
Prenatal exposure to elevated testosterone levels induces adult life hypertension associated with selective impairments in endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated relaxation in mesenteric arteries. We tested whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril restores EDHF function through regulating the activities of small (Kcnn3) and intermediate (Kcnn4) conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in mesenteric arteries. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were injected subcutaneously with vehicle or testosterone propionate (0.5 mg/kg/day from Gestation Day 15 to 19), and their 6-mo-old adult male offspring were examined. A subset of rats in these two groups was given enalapril (40 mg/kg/day) for 2 wk through drinking water. Blood pressures were assessed through carotid arterial catheter and endothelium-dependent mesenteric arterial EDHF relaxation, using wire myography. Ace and Kcnn3 and Kcnn4 channel expression levels were also examined. Renal and vascular Ace expression and plasma angiotensin II levels were increased in testosterone offspring. Blood pressure levels were significantly higher in testosterone offspring than in controls, and treatment with enalapril significantly attenuated blood pressure in testosterone offspring. EDHF relaxation in testosterone offspring was reduced compared to that in controls, and it was significantly restored by enalapril treatment. Kcnn4 channel expression and function were similar between control and testosterone rats, but it was not affected by enalapril treatment. Relaxation mediated by Kcnn3 was impaired in testosterone offspring, and it was normalized by enalapril treatment. Furthermore, enalapril treatment restored expression levels of Kcnn3 channels. These findings suggest that enalapril has a positive influence on endothelial function with improvement in EDHF relaxation through normalization of Kcnn3 expression and activity.
产前暴露于高水平睾酮会导致成年期高血压,这与肠系膜动脉中内皮源性超极化因子(EDHF)介导的舒张功能选择性受损有关。我们测试了血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂依那普利是否通过调节肠系膜动脉中小电导(Kcnn3)和中电导(Kcnn4)钙激活钾通道的活性来恢复EDHF功能。对怀孕的Sprague-Dawley大鼠皮下注射溶剂或丙酸睾酮(从妊娠第15天至19天,0.5 mg/kg/天),并对其6个月大的成年雄性后代进行检查。这两组中的一部分大鼠通过饮水给予依那普利(40 mg/kg/天),持续2周。通过颈动脉导管评估血压,并使用线肌动描记法评估内皮依赖性肠系膜动脉EDHF舒张功能。还检测了Ace以及Kcnn3和Kcnn4通道的表达水平。睾酮处理的后代肾和血管Ace表达以及血浆血管紧张素II水平升高。睾酮处理的后代血压水平显著高于对照组,依那普利治疗可显著降低睾酮处理后代的血压。与对照组相比,睾酮处理后代的EDHF舒张功能降低,依那普利治疗可使其显著恢复。对照大鼠和睾酮处理大鼠之间Kcnn4通道的表达和功能相似,但依那普利治疗对其无影响。睾酮处理后代中由Kcnn3介导的舒张功能受损,依那普利治疗可使其恢复正常。此外,依那普利治疗可恢复Kcnn3通道的表达水平。这些发现表明,依那普利对内皮功能具有积极影响,通过使Kcnn3表达和活性正常化来改善EDHF舒张功能。