Carvalho-Galvão Alynne, Gadelha Danilo D A, de Brito Alves José L, Khan Barkat A, Castro-Gomez Raul J H, Cruz Josiane C, Magnani Marciane, Braga Valdir A
Department of Biotechnology, Center of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Department of Nutrition, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Front Physiol. 2018 May 23;9:607. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00607. eCollection 2018.
This study was designed to investigate the effects of a newly synthesized carboxymethyl-glucan (CM-G) on blood pressure (BP), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and sympathetic vascular modulation in renovascular hypertensive rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: Sham ( = 10); 2K1C (subjected to renal artery clipping to induce renovascular hypertension, = 10); Sham + CM-G (treated with CM-G, = 7) and 2K1C + CM-G (treated with CM-G, = 7). The daily treatment with CM-G (40 mg/kg) was performed for 2 weeks. Blood pressure, heart rate (HR), systolic BP variability, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and sympathetic vascular tone were evaluated. After six weeks of renal artery clipping, 2K1C rats exhibited arterial hypertension (171 ± 11 vs. 118 ± 4 mmHg, p < 0.05), impaired BRS (-1.30 ± 0.10 vs. -2.59 ± 0.17 bpm.mmHg-1, p < 0.05) and enhanced sympathetic activity as shown by the hexamethonium test (-60 ± 5 vs. -33 ± 2 ΔmmHg, p < 0.05) when compared to sham rats. Oral administration of CM-G in renovascular hypertensive rats reduced hypertension (126 ± 4 vs. 171 ± 11 mmHg, p < 0.05) and improved the BRS (-2.03 ± 0.16 vs. -1.30 ± 0.10 bpm.mmHg, p < 0.05) in 2K1C rats when compared to placebo. Those effects seem to be caused by a reduction in sympathetic activity. The present study revealed for the first time that CM-G treatment reduces arterial hypertension and restores arterial baroreflex sensitivity via a reduction in the sympathetic tone in conscious renovascular hypertensive rats.
本研究旨在探讨新合成的羧甲基葡聚糖(CM-G)对肾血管性高血压大鼠血压(BP)、压力感受性反射敏感性(BRS)和交感神经血管调节的影响。雄性Wistar大鼠分为四组:假手术组(n = 10);2K1C组(进行肾动脉夹闭以诱导肾血管性高血压,n = 10);假手术+CM-G组(用CM-G治疗,n = 7)和2K1C+CM-G组(用CM-G治疗,n = 7)。用CM-G(40 mg/kg)每日治疗2周。评估血压、心率(HR)、收缩压变异性、压力感受性反射敏感性(BRS)和交感神经血管张力。肾动脉夹闭六周后,与假手术大鼠相比,2K1C大鼠表现出动脉高血压(171±11 vs. 118±4 mmHg,p<0.05)、压力感受性反射敏感性受损(-1.30±0.10 vs. -2.59±0.17 bpm·mmHg-1,p<0.05)以及六甲铵试验显示的交感神经活动增强(-60±5 vs. -33±2ΔmmHg,p<0.05)。与安慰剂相比,肾血管性高血压大鼠口服CM-G可降低高血压(126±4 vs. 171±11 mmHg,p<0.05)并改善2K1C大鼠的压力感受性反射敏感性(-2.03±0.16 vs. -1.30±0.10 bpm·mmHg,p<0.05)。这些作用似乎是由交感神经活动降低引起的。本研究首次揭示,CM-G治疗可降低清醒肾血管性高血压大鼠的动脉高血压,并通过降低交感神经张力恢复动脉压力感受性反射敏感性。