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Gene expression for the renin system in the myocardium of hypertensive ISIAH rats
L A Fedoseeva1, M A Ryazanova, G M Dymshits
1Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Abstract:
The concentration of mRNA for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin type 1A receptor (AT1A) in the myocardium of hypertensive ISIAH rats and normotensive WAG rats was measured by real-time PCR. Gene expression of the angiotensin type 1A receptor in the myocardium of 4-month-old ISIAH rats was lower than in WAG rats. The content of mRNA for angiotensin-converting enzyme in the myocardium of adult ISIAH rats was elevated by 80%. Therefore, the development of myocardial hypertrophy anticipates the increase in enzyme expression in the myocardium. Water deprivation (17 h) was accompanied by a decrease in the concentration of mRNA for angiotensin-converting enzyme in the myocardium of ISIAH rats, which did not differ from that in normotensive animals. Our results suggest that the decrease in cardiac preload and increase in plasma renin activity during dehydration reduce requirements for hyperactivity of the local cardiac renin-angiotensin system.
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