TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipopolysaccharide reverses adrenocorticotrophic hormone-induced hypertension in the rat
AU - Zhang, Yi
AU - Schyvens, Christopher G.
AU - McKenzie, Katja U.S.
AU - Morris, Brian J.
AU - Whitworth, Judith A.
PY - 2003/5/1
Y1 - 2003/5/1
N2 - Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to stimulate nitric oxide (NO) release and investigate the effect of endogenous NO on adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-induced hypertension in rats. After preliminary studies to determine the appropriate dose of LPS, 40 male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with ACTH (200 μg/kg/day, s.c.) or saline (sham) for 8 days and then given a single dose of LPS (10 mg/kg, i.p.) or saline. ACTH treatment was continued for a further 5 days. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured daily using the tail cuff method. Results were expressed as the mean±SEM. ACTH treatment significantly increased SBP (from 105±3 to 129±4 mmHg; p<0.05), whereas saline had no effect on SBP. The ACTH-induced increase in SBP was reversed by LPS injection (from 125±6 to 102±7 mmHg; p<0.05). SBP was also decreased in sham + LPS-treated rats compared with that of sham + saline-treated rats (p<0.05), but the SBP change in response to LPS was greater in ACTH-treated than in sham-treated rats (-23 vs. -8 mmHg; p<0.05). These data are compatible with the notion that reduced NO availability plays a role in ACTH-induced hypertension.
AB - Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to stimulate nitric oxide (NO) release and investigate the effect of endogenous NO on adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-induced hypertension in rats. After preliminary studies to determine the appropriate dose of LPS, 40 male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with ACTH (200 μg/kg/day, s.c.) or saline (sham) for 8 days and then given a single dose of LPS (10 mg/kg, i.p.) or saline. ACTH treatment was continued for a further 5 days. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured daily using the tail cuff method. Results were expressed as the mean±SEM. ACTH treatment significantly increased SBP (from 105±3 to 129±4 mmHg; p<0.05), whereas saline had no effect on SBP. The ACTH-induced increase in SBP was reversed by LPS injection (from 125±6 to 102±7 mmHg; p<0.05). SBP was also decreased in sham + LPS-treated rats compared with that of sham + saline-treated rats (p<0.05), but the SBP change in response to LPS was greater in ACTH-treated than in sham-treated rats (-23 vs. -8 mmHg; p<0.05). These data are compatible with the notion that reduced NO availability plays a role in ACTH-induced hypertension.
KW - Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
KW - Hypertension
KW - Lipopolysaccharide
KW - Nitric oxide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0038173332&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1291/hypres.26.427
DO - 10.1291/hypres.26.427
M3 - Article
SN - 0916-9636
VL - 26
SP - 427
EP - 432
JO - Hypertension Research
JF - Hypertension Research
IS - 5
ER -