- Pressor response to angiotensin II is enhanced in aged mice and associated with inflammation, vasoconstriction and oxidative stress.
Pressor response to angiotensin II is enhanced in aged mice and associated with inflammation, vasoconstriction and oxidative stress.
Aging (2017-07-01)
Quynh Nhu Dinh, Grant R Drummond, Barbara K Kemp-Harper, Henry Diep, T Michael De Silva, Hyun Ah Kim, Antony Vinh, Avril A B Robertson, Matthew A Cooper, Ashley Mansell, Sophocles Chrissobolis, Christopher G Sobey
PMID28659507
ABSTRAKT
Aging is commonly associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and hypertension but it is unknown whether a cause-effect relationship exists between them. We compared the sensitivity of young adult (8-12 w) and aged (23-31 mo) male C57Bl6J mice to develop hypertension in response to a slow-pressor dose of angiotensin II (Ang II; 0.28 mg/kg/d; 28 d). In young mice, the pressor response to Ang II was gradual and increased to 142±8 mmHg over 28 d. However, in aged mice, Ang II promptly increased SBP and reached 155±12 mmHg by 28 d. Aging increased renal but not brain expression of Ang II receptors (
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