Inhibitory effects of a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker on renal injury in aldosterone-infused rats
Inhibitory effects of a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker on renal injury in aldosterone-infused rats
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DOI:
10.1097/hjh.0b013e32832dda6f
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Nishiyama, Akira
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作者:
Fan, Yu-Yan;Kohno, Masakazu;Nishiyama, Akira
Objectives Recent in-vitro studies demonstrated that dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers have direct mineralocorticoid receptor antagonistic activity. The present study was conducted to examine the effects of a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, azelnidipine, on aldosterone-induced oxidative stress and renal injury.Methods and results Uninephrectomized rats subjected to 6 weeks treatment with aldosterone (0.75 mu g/h, subcutaneous) and 1% NaCl (in drinking water) showed higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), urinary excretion of protein (UproteinV), glomerular cell proliferation and renal interstitial fibrosis than vehicle (2% ethanol)-infused rats. Aldosterone-induced renal injury was associated with increased renal cortical content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), NAD(P)H oxidase complex formation and mRNA expression of NAD(P) H oxidase membrane components (p22(phox) and gp91(phox)). Administration of azelnidipine [3 mg/kg per day, orally (p.o.)] markedly attenuated the aldosterone-induced increases in SBP, UproteinV, renal cortical tissues TBARS content, NAD(P)H oxidase complex formation, mRNA levels of p22(phox) and gp91(phox), and morphological changes. In aldosterone-infused rats, treatment with a nonspecific vasodilator, hydralazine (5 mg/kg per day in drinking water) resulted in a reduction in SBP similar to azelnidipine; however, it did not affect any renal parameters. Treatment with azelnidipine suppressed aldosterone/mineralocorticoid receptor-dependent but not mineralocorticoid receptor-independent superoxide production in cultured rat mesangial cells.Conclusion These data suggest that dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers may elicit marked amelioration of aldosterone-induced renal injury through their inhibitory effects on NAD(P) H oxidase-dependent oxidative stress. J Hypertens 27:1855-1862 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.