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Dynamics of Blood Pressure Elevation and Endothelial Dysfunction in SHR Rats During the Development of Arterial
A M Anishchenko1, O I Aliev1,2, A V Sidekhmenova1
1Laboratory for Pharmacology of Blood Circulation, E. D. Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia.
Abstract:
The dynamics of systolic and diastolic BP and vasodilatory activity of the endothelium in SHR and Wistar-Kyoto rats was studied from the 5th to the 12th week of life. Systolic and diastolic BP did not differ in 5-week-old SHR and Wistar-Kyoto rats. After the 6th week of life, two stages of arterial hypertension development were observed in SHR. Stage 1 (weeks 6-8) was characterized by a significant increase in systolic and diastolic BP that exceeded the corresponding parameters in Wistar-Kyoto rats by 26-32%. Vasodilatory activity of the endothelium was similar in rats of both strains at the age of 5-7 weeks. Stage 2 (weeks 9-12) in SHR rats was characterized by further increase in systolic and diastolic BP that exceeded the corresponding parameters in Wistar-Kyoto rats by 54-89%. The increase in BP during this period was accompanied by a significant decrease in endothelium-dependent relaxation (by 14-16% compared to that in Wistar-Kyoto rats of the same age).
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