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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Senba, Izumi Kanno, Harumi Inaba, Shinji Tomono, Yumiko Iwai, Masaru Higaki, Jitsuo Horiuchi, Masatsugu Furuno, Megumi Okayama, Hideki Mogi, Masaki |
| Description | Country affiliation: Japan Author Affiliation: Inaba S ( Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Tohon, Ehime, Japan.) |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We examined the possibility that activation of the human brain renin-angiotensin system is involved in enhancement of ischemic brain damage using chimeric transgenic mice with human renin (hRN) and human angiotensinogen (hANG) genes. METHODS: Chimeric (hRN/hANG-Tg) mice were generated by mating of hRN and hANG transgenic mice. Permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) by an intraluminal filament technique induced focal ischemic brain lesions. RESULTS: hRN/hANG-Tg mice showed higher angiotensin II levels in the plasma and brain. The ischemic brain area at 24 hours after MCA occlusion was significantly enlarged in hRN/hANG-Tg mice with an enhanced neurological deficit compared to that in wild-type, hRN-Tg and hANG-Tg mice. The reduction of cerebral blood flow in the periphery region of the MCA territory after MCA occlusion was markedly exaggerated in hRN/hANG-Tg mice. Superoxide anion production in the brain and arteries was also increased significantly in hRN/hANG-Tg mice even before MCA occlusion and was further enhanced after MCA occlusion. Treatment with an AT(1) receptor blocker, valsartan (3.0 mg/kg per day), for 2 weeks significantly reduced the ischemic brain area and improved the neurological deficit after MCA occlusion in hRN/hANG-Tg mice, similar to those in wild-type, hRN-Tg, and hANG-Tg mice, with restoration of cerebral blood flow in the peripheral region and decreases in superoxide anion production and blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that activation of the human renin-angiotensin system exaggerates ischemic brain damage mainly through stimulation of the AT(1) receptor and marked reduction of cerebral blood flow and enhanced oxidative stress. |
| ISSN | 00392499 |
| e-ISSN | 15244628 |
| Journal | Stroke |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (on behalf of the American Heart Association) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-02-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Angiotensinogen Genetics Brain Ischemia Pathology Renin Angiotensin Ii Metabolism Angiotensin Ii Type 1 Receptor Blockers Pharmacology Therapeutic Use Animals Brain Chemistry Physiology Drug Therapy Capillaries Cerebrovascular Circulation Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Mice Mice, Transgenic Oxidative Stress Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 Biosynthesis Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Superoxides Tetrazoles Valine Analogs & Derivatives Valsartan Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Discipline Cardiology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Neuroscience Advanced and Specialized Nursing Neurology (clinical) |
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