Avaliação da função barorreflexa em ratos jovens espontaneamente hipertensos

BACKGROUND: The literature describes contradictory data regarding the onset of the baroreflex reduction in spontaneously hypertensive rats. OBJECTIVE:This investigation was undertaken to evaluate the baroreflex function in 13-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats. METHODS:Male Wistar Kyoto (n=15)...

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Autores: Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNIFESP], Ferreira, Celso [UNIFESP], Meneghini, Adriano, Ferreira, Marcelo, Murad, Neif, Ferreira Filho, Celso [UNIFESP], Correa, João Antônio, Abreu, Luiz Carlos de, Colombari, Eduardo [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/4953
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0066-782X2009000300009
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/4953
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hypertension
baroreflex
central nervous system
age of onset
Hipertensão
baroreflexo
sistema nervoso central
idade de início
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The literature describes contradictory data regarding the onset of the baroreflex reduction in spontaneously hypertensive rats. OBJECTIVE:This investigation was undertaken to evaluate the baroreflex function in 13-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats. METHODS:Male Wistar Kyoto (n=15) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (n=15) aged 13 weeks were studied. Cannulas were inserted in the abdominal aortic artery through the right femoral artery to measure mean arterial pressure and heart rate. Baroreflex function was calculated as the derivative of the variation of HR in function of the MAP variation (Δheart rate/Δmean arterial pressure) tested with a depressor dose of sodium nitroprusside (50µg/kg) and with a pressor dose of phenylephrine (8µg/kg) in the right femoral venous approach through an inserted cannula in awake spontaneously hypertensive rats and Wistar-Kyoto. Differences with p values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS:Spontaneously hypertensive rats: Δmean arterial pressure=43.5mmHg±5.2, Δheart rate=-59.7ppm±17.9 and Δheart rate/Δmean arterial pressure=1.3ppm/mmHg±0.1 tested with phenylephrine; Wistar Kyoto: Δmean arterial pressure=&56mmHg±3, Δheart rate=*-114.9ppm±11.3 and Δheart rate/Δmean arterial pressure=#1.9ppm/mmHg±0.3 tested with phenylephrine; spontaneously hypertensive rats: Δmean arterial pressure=-45.6mmHg±8.1, Δheart rate=40.1ppm±11.6 and Δheart rate/Δmean arterial pressure=0.9ppm/mmHg±0.5 tested with sodium nitroprusside; Wistar Kyoto: Δmean arterial pressure=-39.8mmHg±6.2, Δheart rate=51.9ppm±21.8 and Δheart rate/Δmean arterial pressure=1.4ppm/mmHg±0.7 tested with sodium nitroprusside (*p<0.05; #p<0.01; &p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Our results showed that 13-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats presented reduced baroreflex function when tested with phenylephrine.