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The Effect of Chronic NO Synthase Inhibition on the Vasoactive and Structural Properties of Thoracic Aorta, NO Synthase Activity, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Young SHR
Joint Authors
Majzunova, Miroslava
Berenyiova, A.
Kvandova, M.
Dovinová, Ima
Cacanyiova, Sona
Kristek, Frantisek
Jansen, Eugene H. J. M.
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although the role of nitric oxide (NO) in essential hypertension is still unclear, the effects of long-term NO deficiency have not yet been investigated during the critical juvenile period in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).
We aimed to analyze the effects of chronic NO synthase (NOS) inhibition on systolic blood pressure (sBP), vasoactivity, morphological changes and superoxide level in the thoracic aorta (TA), NOS activity in different tissues, and general biomarkers of oxidative stress in plasma of young SHR.
Four-week-old SHR were treated with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 50 mg/kg/day, p.o.) for 4-5 weeks.
L-NAME treatment induced a transient sBP increase only, and surprisingly, slightly inhibited endothelium-dependent relaxation of TA.
Hereby, the inhibition of NOS activity varied from tissue to tissue, ranging from the lowest in the TA and the kidney to the highest in the brain stem.
In spite of an increased sensitivity of adrenergic receptors, the maximal adrenergic contraction of TA was unchanged, which was associated with changes in elastin arrangement and an increase in wall thickness.
The production of reactive oxygen species in the TA was increased; however, the level of selected biomarkers of oxidative stress did not change.
Our findings proved that the TA of young SHR responded to chronic NO deficiency by the development of adaptive mechanisms on the functional (preserved NO-derived vasorelaxation, unincreased contraction) and molecular (preserved NOS activity) level.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Berenyiova, A.& Dovinová, Ima& Kvandova, M.& Kristek, Frantisek& Jansen, Eugene H. J. M.& Majzunova, Miroslava…[et al.]. 2018. The Effect of Chronic NO Synthase Inhibition on the Vasoactive and Structural Properties of Thoracic Aorta, NO Synthase Activity, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Young SHR. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211056
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Berenyiova, A.…[et al.]. The Effect of Chronic NO Synthase Inhibition on the Vasoactive and Structural Properties of Thoracic Aorta, NO Synthase Activity, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Young SHR. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211056
American Medical Association (AMA)
Berenyiova, A.& Dovinová, Ima& Kvandova, M.& Kristek, Frantisek& Jansen, Eugene H. J. M.& Majzunova, Miroslava…[et al.]. The Effect of Chronic NO Synthase Inhibition on the Vasoactive and Structural Properties of Thoracic Aorta, NO Synthase Activity, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Young SHR. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211056
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1211056