Increased angiotensin II binding affinity in the nucleus tractus solitarius of spontaneously hypertensive rats.
AUTOR(ES)
Plunkett, L M
RESUMO
Angiotensin II (Ang) binding kinetics were determined in discrete brainstem nuclei of 14-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) by a quantitative autoradiographic technique. Tissue sections were incubated with 125I-labeled [sarcosine-1]Ang, and results were analyzed by computerized densitometry and comparison to 125I-labeled standards. A single class of high-affinity binding sites was identified in the nucleus tractus solitarius, the area postrema, and the inferior olivary nuclei of both SHR and WKY rats. Ang binding affinity was significantly greater in the nucleus tractus solitarius of SHR compared to normotensive WKY rats (0.27 +/- 0.06 X 10(9) M-1 in WKY rats vs. 0.59 +/- 0.15 X 10(9) M-1 in SHR), with no apparent changes in the maximum binding capacity of this area. There were no changes in the Ang binding kinetics of the area postrema or the inferior olivary nuclei. Our results suggest that central Ang activity is altered in established hypertension in a brainstem area of SHR associated with peripheral cardiovascular control.
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