Role of γ melanocyte-stimulating hormone-renal melanocortin 3 receptor system in blood pressure regulation in salt-resistant and slat-sensitive rats
Role of γ melanocyte-stimulating hormone-renal melanocortin 3 receptor system in blood pressure regulation in salt-resistant and slat-sensitive rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.metabol.2009.04.022
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
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9.8
通讯作者:
Vaziri, Nosratola D.
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Chandramohan, Gangadarshni;Durham, Nicquanna;Vaziri, Nosratola D.
Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3-R) has high affinity and specificity to gamma melanocyte-stimulating hormone (gamma MSH), a natriuretic peptide involved in regulation of blood pressure (BP) and sodium excretion. Recent studies showing increased MC3-R expression and elevated plasma gamma MSH in normal rats fed a high-salt diet Support the role of this system in sodium homeostasis. We hypothesized that dysregulation of MC3-R response to dietary salt may contribute to salt retention and BP elevation in salt-sensitive hypertension. We examined renal MC3-R expression, plasma gamma MSH concentration, and response to MC3-R agonist and antagonist ill Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) and Dahl salt-resistant (DSR) rats fed high-salt or low-salt (0.07%) diets for 3 weeks. Consumption of high-salt diet significantly increased BP in the DSS but not the DSR group. High-salt diet led to a 5-fold increase in plasma gamma MSH and a 2-fold increase ill renal MC3-R in DSR rats. Plasma gamma MSH and renal MC3-R abundance in DSS rats were maximally elevated on low-salt diet and remained unchanged on high-salt diet. Administration of MC3-R agonist melanotan II significantly lowered BP and raised fractional Na excretion in the DSR but not the DSS rats consuming high-salt diet. In contrast, MC3-R antagonist SHU9119 significantly raised BP and lowered fractional Na excretion in both groups. Thus, the data Suggest that gamma MSH-renal MC3-R pathway is activated and appears to be biologically functional in the DSS rats. (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.