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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Adrenomedullin reduces systemic blood pressure and increases urinary sodium excretion partly through the release of nitric oxide. We hypothesized that chronic adrenomedullin infusion ameliorates salt-sensitive hypertension and increases the expression of renal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rats, because the reduced renal NOS expression promotes salt sensitivity. DS rats and Dahl salt-resistant (DR) rats were fed a high sodium diet (8.0% NaCl) for 3 weeks. The high sodium diet resulted in an increase in blood pressure and a reduction of urinary sodium excretion in association with increased renal adrenomedullin concentrations and decreased expression of renal neuronal NOS (nNOS) and renal medullary endothelial NOS (eNOS) in DS rats compared with DR rats. Chronic adrenomedullin infusion partly inhibited the increase of blood pressure and proteinuria in association with a restoration of renal nNOS and medullary eNOS expression in DS rats under the high sodium diet. The immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the restored renal nNOS expression induced by chronic adrenomedullin infusion may reflect the restoration of nNOS expression in the macula densa and inner medullary collecting duct. These results suggest that adrenomedullin infusion has beneficial effects on this hypertension probably in part through restored renal NOS expression in DS rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0167-0115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic administration of adrenomedullin attenuates the hypertension and increases renal nitric oxide synthase in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, National Cardiovascular center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. fyoshi@ri.ncvc.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't