Abstract
Hypertension is a major risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease. Excess dietary salt contributes to inflammation and the genesis of hypertension. We recently found that gamma and alpha subunits of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaCαγ) on dendritic cells mediate NADPH oxidase-dependent formation of immunogenic isolevuglandin (IsoLG)-protein adducts leading to inflammation and salt-sensitive hypertension. We hypothesized that Jak2 expression, specifically in CD11c + myeloid cells, regulates expression of ENaCγ and promotes salt-sensitive hypertension. Our results indicate that deletion of Jak2 in CD11c + myeloid cells reduced the salt-induced expression of ENaCγ in CD11c+ cells. Moreover, mice lacking Jak2 in CD11c+ cells developed a blunted hypertensive response (123.8±4.7) during the high salt feeding phase of the N-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L- NAME)/high salt model of salt-sensitive hypertension compared to their wildtype littermate controls (140.5±6.5). These mice also exhibited less infiltration of monocyte/macrophages in their kidneys and less volume retention (69.55±5.8) in response to high salt-feeding when compared to the wildtype litter mate controls (57.89±9.5). These results indicate that Jak2 expression in CD11c + myeloid cells plays a role in salt- sensitive hypertension through an ENaC-dependent mechanism.
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