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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
It has been shown that angiotensin II (Ang II) is involved in cardiac remodeling mediated by NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS). Accordingly, NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS may play a role in cardiac hypertrophy induced by pressure overload. In the present study, we sought to determine whether inhibition of NADPH oxidase prevents cardiac hypertrophy. After abdominal aorta banding to induce cardiac hypertrophy, rats were treated for 8 weeks with apocynin (Apo) or captopril (Cap). Measures of cardiac hypertrophy were evaluated. Treatment with Cap or Apo reduced the left ventricle/body weight ratio (LV/BW), LV transnuclear myocyte diameter, and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) mRNA expression relative to those of untreated rats subjected to aorta banding. The activity of NADPH oxidase and the ROS levels were decreased in treated animals. Cap, but not Apo, decreased Ang II levels and inhibited expression of p22phox and p67phox in LVs. In conclusion, local expression of Ang II appears to contribute to pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy by upregulating NADPH oxidase expression and promoting ROS synthesis. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase and elimination of ROS may prevent or repair damage due to cardiac hypertrophy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1205-7541
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
745-52
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Apocynin attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rats by reducing levels of reactive oxygen species.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't