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La eliminación condicional de Hsd11b2 en el cerebro causa apetito por la sal y hipertensión

Louise C Evans¹, Jessica R Ivy¹, Caitlin Wyrwoll¹

¹From British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (L.C.E., J.R.I., C.W., J.A.M., R.I.M., T.H.C., C.J.K., J.J.M., J.R.S., M.C.H., M.A.B.); and Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences Department, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (E.A.S.Al-D.). The current address for Dr Evans is Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; the current address for Dr Wyrwoll is School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; and the current address for Dr Christensen is Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

|March 9, 2016

Resumen

La deficiencia cerebral de la 11β-hidroxisteroide deshidrogenasa tipo 2 (11βHSD2) no causa directamente hipertensión, sino que aumenta el apetito por la sal y la sensibilidad a la sal. Esto sugiere que las vías centrales de los receptores de mineralocorticoides son clave para la regulación de la presión arterial.

Área de la Ciencia:

Neuroendocrinología
Fisiología cardiovascular
La genética

Sus antecedentes:

El exceso aparente de mineralocorticoides involucra mutaciones de la 11β-hidroxisteroide deshidrogenasa tipo 2 (11βHSD2), que conducen a la hipertensión a través de la activación del receptor de mineralocorticoides.
Si bien 11βHSD2 está en el cerebro, su papel en la hipertensión no está claro.

Objetivo del estudio:

Investigar el papel central de 11βHSD2 en la hipertensión y el apetito por la sal.
Para generar y analizar ratones knockout específicos del cerebro 11βHSD2 (Hsd11b2.BKO).

Principales métodos:

Se generaron ratones Hsd11b2.BKO utilizando la estrategia Cre-Lox.
Se midió la presión arterial y el apetito de sal en ratones adultos.
Utilizó espironolactona y dexametasona para intervenciones farmacológicas.

Principales resultados:

Los ratones Hsd11b2.BKO exhibieron presión arterial basal normal, pero aumentaron significativamente el apetito por la sal y la hipertensión cuando se les ofreció solución salina.
La hipertensión inducida por la sal fue reversible con espironolactona y enmascarada con dexametasona.
La hipertensión no se debió a una disfunción renal, sino a un aumento de las respuestas de los presores y a un deterioro de los barorreflejos.

Conclusiones:

La deficiencia de 11βHSD2 cerebral promueve el hambre de sal y la sensibilidad a la sal, no la hipertensión intrínseca.
Las neuronas que expresan 11βHSD2 vinculan el apetito por la sal y la presión arterial a través de los receptores de mineralocorticoides.
El antagonismo central de los receptores de mineralocorticoides puede ayudar a controlar la hipertensión al mejorar la adherencia a las dietas bajas en sodio.

Palabras clave:

Aldosterona y sus derivados Proteínas y sus derivados Los receptores de presión La sal Núcleo solitario

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