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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 332, Issue 3, Pages 866-872Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.05.034
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adrenomedullin; vasodilator; nitric oxide synthase; endothelium; aorta
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We have investigated the antioxidant effect of adrenomedullin (AM) on endothelial function in the Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rat hypertension model. Dahl salt-resistant (DR) and DS rats were fed an NaCl diet. In addition, the DS rats were subcutaneously infused with either saline or recombinant human AM for 4 weeks. Although systolic blood pressures measured weekly in AM- and saline-infused rats did not significantly differ, aortic O-2 center dot(-) levels were significantly (P 0.01) higher in the latter. Likewise, both endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA and protein were significantly higher in saline-infused DS rats, Infusion of AM reduced both O-2(-) and eNOS expression to levels comparable to those seen in DR rats. AM infusion also upregulated the gene expression of guanosine-5'-triphosphate cyclohydrolase I and downregulated the expression of p22(phox), suggesting that AM increased the NOS coupling and bioavailability of NO. AM possesses significant antioxidant properties that improve endothelial function, (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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