心臓のエンドセリン系は,サルコプラズマ網膜のCa2+) 吸収の減少を通じて,レニン依存性高血圧における左心室機能を損なう
L Rothermund1, Y M Pinto, B Hocher
1Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Benjamin Franklin Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Circulation
|September 27, 2000
まとめ
心臓のエンドセリン (ET) システムは,高血圧性左心室縮症 (LVH) の左心室 (LV) 機能不全に寄与する. ETサブタイプA (ETA) 受容体をブロックすると,サルコプラズマ網膜のCa2+吸収を正常化することによって,ダイアストリックLV機能を改善します.
科学分野:
- 心血管生理学 心血管の生理学
- 分子心臓病学 分子心臓病学
- 腎臓高血圧による高血圧です.
背景:
- 高血圧はしばしば心不全の前兆である左心室高縮症 (LVH) に繋がります.
- 補償されたLVHからLV機能不全への進行における心臓エンドセリン (ET) システムの役割は完全に理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- LVHの進行と機能不全における心臓ETシステムの関与を調査する.
- このモデルにおけるETサブタイプA (ETA) 受容体対抗性の治療的可能性を決定する.
主な方法:
- 超高血圧と高血圧高血圧を発症するRen2トランスジェニックラットを使用し,ノルモテンシブなSprague-Dawleyラットと比較した.
- 評価された血液動力学的パラメータ,心臓の遺伝子発現 (preproET-1,ET変換酵素-1),ETA受容体結合,心臓線維症,およびサルコプラズマ網膜 (SR) のCa2+再吸収.
- 選択的なETA受容体アンタゴニスト (Lu135252) を,LVHの進行中にRen2ラットに投与した.
主要な成果:
- Ren2マウスは30週後に高血圧,低血圧体重,低血圧終盤動脈圧,心筋線維症を示し,−dP/dt (最大) とSR Ca2+) の再吸収が低下した.
- 心臓のpreproET-1,ET変換酵素-1,ETA受容体結合の活性化は,進行型LVHで観察されました.
- ETA受容体アンタゴニズムは,血圧や心筋線維症に影響を与えることなく,ダイアストリック機能障害を予防し,SR Ca2+) の再吸収を正常化させた.
結論:
- 心臓ETシステムの活性化は,LVHに関連したLV機能障害の発症の重要な要因です.
- ETA受容体アンタゴニズムは,ダイアストリックLV機能を改善し,特に障害のあるSRCa2+) 吸収を正常化することによって,保護効果を提供します.
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