Different Natriuretic Responses in Obese and Lean Rats in Response to Nitric Oxide Reduction

Marta A Ambrozewicz; Ali A Khraibi; Fatma Simsek-Duran; Sophia C DeBose; Hind A Baydoun; Anca D Dobrian

doi:10.1038/ajh.2011.79

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Different Natriuretic Responses in Obese and Lean Rats in Response to Nitric Oxide Reduction

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Different Natriuretic Responses in Obese and Lean Rats in Response to Nitric Oxide Reduction

Marta A Ambrozewicz, Ali A Khraibi, Fatma Simsek-Duran, Sophia C DeBose, Hind A Baydoun and Anca D Dobrian

American journal of hypertension, Vol.24(8), pp.943-950

08/2011

DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.79

PMID: 21562602

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Background Nitric oxide (NO) is an important regulator of renal sodium transport and participates in the control of natriuresis and diuresis. In obesity, the nitric oxide bioavailability was reportedly reduced, which may contribute to the maintenance of hypertension. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of NO depletion on renal sodium handling in a model of diet-induced obesity hypertension. Methods Obese hypertensive (obesity-prone (OP)) and lean normotensive (obesity-resistant (OR)) Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 1.2mg/kg/day NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) for 4 weeks to inhibit NO synthesis. Acute pressure natriuresis and diuresis were measured in response to an increase in perfusion pressure. NHE3 and Na+, K+-ATPase protein expression were measured by Western blot and NHE3 activity was determined as the rate of pH change in brush border membrane vesicles. NHE3 membrane localization was determined by confocal microscopy. Results L-NAME did not significantly attenuate the natriuretic and diuretic responses to increases in renal perfusion pressure (RPP) in OP rats while inducing a significant reduction in OR rats. Following chronic NO inhibition, NHE3 protein expression and activity and Na+, K+-ATPase protein expression were significantly increased in the OR but not in the OP group. Immunofluorescence studies indicated that the increase in NHE3 activity could be, at least in part, due to NHE3 membrane trafficking. Conclusions Obese hypertensive rats have a weaker natriuretic response in response to NO inhibition compared to lean rats and the mechanism involves different regulation of the apical sodium exchanger NHE3 expression, activity, and trafficking. American Journal of Hypertension, advance online publication 12 May 2011; doi:10.1038/ajh.2011.79

blood pressure

pressure natriuresis

hypertension

diet-induced obesity

sodium transporters

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Title: Subtitle: Different Natriuretic Responses in Obese and Lean Rats in Response to Nitric Oxide Reduction
Creators: Marta A Ambrozewicz - Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ali A Khraibi - Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Fatma Simsek-Duran - Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Sophia C DeBose - Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hind A Baydoun - Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Anca D Dobrian - Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of hypertension, Vol.24(8), pp.943-950
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.79
PMID: 21562602
NLM abbreviation: Am J Hypertens
ISSN: 0895-7061
eISSN: 1879-1905
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 08/2011
Academic Unit: Psychiatry
Record Identifier: 9984004077002771

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