Disruption of the with no lysine kinase-STE20-proline alanine-rich kinase pathway reduces the hypertension induced by angiotensin II.
Disruption of the with no lysine kinase-STE20-proline alanine-rich kinase pathway reduces the hypertension induced by angiotensin II.
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DOI:
10.1097/hjh.0000000000001554
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发表时间:
2018-03
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Gamba G
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作者:
Cervantes-Perez LG;Castaneda-Bueno M;Jimenez JV;Vazquez N;Rojas-Vega L;Alessi DR;Bobadilla NA;Gamba G
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text The hypertensive effect of angiotensin II (AngII), a peptide hormone, is dependent on its intrarenal actions and the activation of the renal Na–Cl cotransporter (NCC), by AngII requires integrity of the with no lysine kinase/STE20-proline alanine-rich kinase (WNK/SPAK) signaling pathway. Here, we analyzed if the integrity of the WNK/SPAK pathway is required for AngII infusion to induce arterial hypertension. We tested the effect of AngII or aldosterone administration on the blood pressure and on pNCC/NCC ratio in SPAKT243A/243A knock-in mice in which the kinase and thus NCC cannot be activated by WNK kinases. AngII or aldosterone was infused at 1440 or 700 μg/kg per day, respectively, for 14 days using osmotic minipumps. The aldosterone-treated mice were exposed to NaCl drinking water (1%) during the hormone administration. The arterial blood pressure was assessed using radiotelemetry. We observed that in the SPAK knock-in mice, the AngII-induced hypertensive effect was significantly reduced and associated with an absence of AngII-induced NCC phosphorylation. In contrast, the hypertensive effect of aldosterone was enhanced and was related with an increased response to amiloride, but not to thiazide-type diuretics, without a significant increase in NCC phosphorylation. Our data suggest that AngII-induced hypertension requires, at least partly, NCC activation via the WNK/SPAK signaling pathway, whereas aldosterone-induced hypertension depends on epithelial sodium channel activation in a WNK/SPAK-independent manner. SPAK knock-in mice emerge as a useful model to distinguish between the effects of AngII and aldosterone on distal nephrons.