Abstract
The effect of dietary calcium (Ca) supplementation on blood pressure (BP) and the central nervous system (CNS) mechanism underlying this effect were studied in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertensive rats. The effects of dietary Ca (0.5, 2, 4%) on systolic blood pressure (SBP), ionized Ca concentration (Ca++) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and central norepinephrine (NE) turnover were investigated in male Wistar rats receiving subcutaneous infusion of Ang II (100 ng/min). Central NE turnover was studied by measuring 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) concentration in CSF with multiple electrode liquid chromatography. Ang II significantly increased SBP, and dietary Ca dose-dependently attenuated the increase. SBP inversely correlated with Ca++ and MHPG in CSF. Intracerebroventricular injection of CaCl2 more markedly reduced BP in Ang II-treated rats than that in control rats. These results suggest that modulation of central NE turnover possibly caused by the increase in CNS Ca++ is involved in the anti-hypertensive mechanism of dietary Ca supplementation in Ang II-induced hypertensive rats.
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