Adrenergic and endothelin B receptor-dependent hypertension in dopamine receptor type-2 knockout mice
Adrenergic and endothelin B receptor-dependent hypertension in dopamine receptor type-2 knockout mice
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DOI:
10.1161/01.hyp.38.3.303
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发表时间:
2001-09-01
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Jose, PA
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作者:
Li, XX;Bek, M;Jose, PA
Polymorphism of the dopamine receptor type-2 (D-2) gene is associated with essential hypertension. To assess whether D-2 receptors participate in regulation of blood pressure (BP), we studied mice in which the D-2 receptor was disrupted. In anesthetized mice, systolic and diastolic BPs (in millimeters of mercury) were higher in D-2 homozygous and heterozygous mutant mice than in D-2+/+ littermates. BP after alpha -adrenergic blockade decreased to a greater extent in D-2-/- mice than in D-2+/+ mice. Epinephrine excretion was greater in D-2-/- mice than in D-2+/+ mice, and acute adrenalectomy decreased BP to a similar level in D-2-/- and D-2+/+ mice. An endothelin B (ET[B]) receptor blocker for both ET(B1) and ET(B2) receptors decreased, whereas a selective ET(B1) blocker increased, BP in D-2-/- mice but not D-2+/+ mice. ET(B) receptor expression was greater in D-2-/- mice than in D-2+/+ mice. In contrast, blockade of ET(A) and V-1 vasopressin receptors had no effect on BP in either D-2-/- or D-2+/+ mice. The hypotensive effect of an AT(1) antagonist was also similar in D-2-/- and D-2+/+ mice. Basal Na+,K+-ATPase activities in renal cortex and medulla were higher in D-2+/+ mice than in D-2-/- Mice. Urine flow and sodium excretion were higher in D-2-/- mice than in D-2+/+ mice before and after acute saline loading. Thus, complete loss of the D-2 receptor results in hypertension that is not due to impairment of sodium excretion. Instead, enhanced vascular reactivity in the D-2 mutant mice may be caused by increased sympathetic and ET(B) receptor activities.