Maternal low-protein diet induces changes in the cardiovascular autonomic modulation in male rat offspring
Maternal low-protein diet induces changes in the cardiovascular autonomic modulation in male rat offspring
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DOI:
10.1016/j.numecd.2014.07.011
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Costa-Silva, J. H.
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Barros, M. A. V.;de Brito Alves, J. L.;Costa-Silva, J. H.
Background and aims: Maternal undernutrition induces development of the arterial hypertension. We investigated the effects of a maternal low-protein diet on cardiovascular autonomic control in the offspring.Methods and results: Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups according to the diets of their mothers during gestation and lactation: the control (normal protein, NP, 17% casein; n=14) and low-protein (LP, 8% casein; n=14) groups. Direct measurements of arterial pressure (AP) were recorded from wakeful 90-day-old male offspring. The LP offspring presented higher mean AP than did the NP rats (NP: 93 +/- 4 vs. LP: 113 +/- 2 mmHg; p < 0.05), whereas the heart rate (HR) was similar in the two groups. In the spectral analysis, the LP group showed higher power at low (NP: 1.98 +/- 0.25 vs. LP: 3.7 +/- 0.3 mmHg(2); p < 0.05) and high (NP: 1.28 +/- 0.18 vs. LP: 2.13 +/- 0.42 mmHg(2); p < 0.05) frequencies of systolic arterial pressure (SAP). In the pulse interval, the LP group presented an increase in the LF/HF ratio (NP: 0.32 vs. LP: 0.56; p < 0.05). After propranolol (4 mg/kg, intravenous (iv)), the bradycardia was higher in the LP group (NP: -36 +/- 8 vs. LP: -94 +/- 12 bpm; p < 0.05), after methylatropine (2 mg/kg, iv), the tachycardia was similar to NP group. After administration of the ganglionic blocker (hexamethonium; 25 mg/kg, iv), the LP animals showed larger delta variation in the AP (NP: -33.7 +/- 5 vs. LP: -53.6 +/- 4 mmHg; p < 0.05).Conclusion: The rats subjected to protein malnutrition presented an increase in the cardiovascular sympathetic tone, which contributed to the elevated AP observed in these animals. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.