Abstract
Chronic infusion of angiotensin (1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). To assess the role of Ang-(1-7) in salt-induced hypertension, Ang-(1-7) (24 μg/kg/hr) or saline was administered chronically via osmotic minipump into the jugular vein of 5–6 wk-old male (M) and female (F) Dahl salt-sensitive rats placed on a high-salt (8% NaCl) diet for 2 weeks. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate were measured prior to the start of the diet and weekly thereafter. Ang-(1-7) significantly attenuated the BP increase after 1 wk on the diet in both M and F rats, but after 2 weeks only in F rats. Enhanced release of prostacyclin, (6-keto PGF 1α), following Ang-(1-7) treatment was observed in both M and F rats. In addition, significant increases in aortic blood flow and plasma levels of nitric oxide were observed in the F rats following Ang-(1-7) treatment. These findings demonstrate that the reduction in BP is due to both prostacyclin and NO and that there is a gender difference in the attenuation of salt-induced hypertension by Ang-(1-7).
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