Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats
The hypertensive response in Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats on a high-salt (HS) diet is accompanied by central arterial stiffening (CAS), a risk factor for dementia, and heightened levels of a prohypertensive and profibrotic factor, the endogenous Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG). We stud...
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| author | Yulia N. Grigorova Ondrej Juhasz Jeffrey M. Long Valentina I. Zernetkina Mikayla L. Hall Wen Wei Christopher H. Morrell Natalia Petrashevskaya Audrey Morrow Katherine H. LaNasa Alexei Y. Bagrov Peter R. Rapp Edward G. Lakatta Olga V. Fedorova |
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| description | The hypertensive response in Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats on a high-salt (HS) diet is accompanied by central arterial stiffening (CAS), a risk factor for dementia, and heightened levels of a prohypertensive and profibrotic factor, the endogenous Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG). We studied the effect of the in vivo administration of MBG or HS diet on blood pressure (BP), CAS, and behavioral function in young DSS rats and normotensive Sprague–Dawley rats (SD), the genetic background for DSS rats. Eight-week-old male SD and DSS rats were given an HS diet (8% NaCl, <i>n</i> = 18/group) or a low-salt diet (LS; 0.1% NaCl, <i>n</i> = 14–18/group) for 8 weeks or MBG (50 µg/kg/day, <i>n</i> = 15–18/group) administered via osmotic minipumps for 4 weeks in the presence of the LS diet. The MBG-treated groups received the LS diet. The systolic BP (SBP); the aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV), a marker of CAS; MBG levels; spatial memory, measured by a water maze task; and tissue collection for the histochemical analysis were assessed at the end of the experiment. DSS-LS rats had higher SBP, higher aPWV, and poorer spatial memory than SD-LS rats. The administration of stressors HS and MBG increased aPWV, SBP, and aortic wall collagen abundance in both strains vs. their LS controls. In SD rats, HS or MBG administration did not affect heart parameters, as assessed by ECHO vs. the SD-LS control. In DSS rats, impaired whole-heart structure and function were observed after HS diet administration in DSS-HS vs. DSS-LS rats. MBG treatment did not affect the ECHO parameters in DSS-MBG vs. DSS-LS rats. The HS diet led to an increase in endogenous plasma and urine MBG levels in both SD and DSS groups. Thus, the prohypertensive and profibrotic effect of HS diet might be partially attributed to an increase in MBG. The prohypertensive and profibrotic functions of MBG were pronounced in both DSS and SD rats, although quantitative PCR revealed that different profiles of profibrotic genes in DSS and SD rats was activated after MBG or HS administration. Spatial memory was not affected by HS diet or MBG treatment in either SD or DSS rats. Impaired cognitive function was associated with higher BP, CAS, and cardiovascular remodeling in young DSS-LS rats, as compared to young SD-LS rats. MBG and HS had similar effects on the cardiovascular system and its function in DSS and SD rats, although the rate of change in SD rats was lower than in DSS rats. The absence of a cumulative effect of increased aPWV and BP on spatial memory can be explained by the cerebrovascular and brain plasticity in young rats, which help the animals to tolerate CAS elevated by HS and MBG and to counterbalance the profibrotic effect of heightened MBG. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3896375637c41b299d59926bba17a862023-11-23T08:19:01ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-04-01239456310.3390/ijms23094563Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S RatsYulia N. Grigorova0Ondrej Juhasz1Jeffrey M. Long2Valentina I. Zernetkina3Mikayla L. Hall4Wen Wei5Christopher H. Morrell6Natalia Petrashevskaya7Audrey Morrow8Katherine H. LaNasa9Alexei Y. Bagrov10Peter R. Rapp11Edward G. Lakatta12Olga V. Fedorova13Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USALaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USAThe hypertensive response in Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats on a high-salt (HS) diet is accompanied by central arterial stiffening (CAS), a risk factor for dementia, and heightened levels of a prohypertensive and profibrotic factor, the endogenous Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG). We studied the effect of the in vivo administration of MBG or HS diet on blood pressure (BP), CAS, and behavioral function in young DSS rats and normotensive Sprague–Dawley rats (SD), the genetic background for DSS rats. Eight-week-old male SD and DSS rats were given an HS diet (8% NaCl, <i>n</i> = 18/group) or a low-salt diet (LS; 0.1% NaCl, <i>n</i> = 14–18/group) for 8 weeks or MBG (50 µg/kg/day, <i>n</i> = 15–18/group) administered via osmotic minipumps for 4 weeks in the presence of the LS diet. The MBG-treated groups received the LS diet. The systolic BP (SBP); the aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV), a marker of CAS; MBG levels; spatial memory, measured by a water maze task; and tissue collection for the histochemical analysis were assessed at the end of the experiment. DSS-LS rats had higher SBP, higher aPWV, and poorer spatial memory than SD-LS rats. The administration of stressors HS and MBG increased aPWV, SBP, and aortic wall collagen abundance in both strains vs. their LS controls. In SD rats, HS or MBG administration did not affect heart parameters, as assessed by ECHO vs. the SD-LS control. In DSS rats, impaired whole-heart structure and function were observed after HS diet administration in DSS-HS vs. DSS-LS rats. MBG treatment did not affect the ECHO parameters in DSS-MBG vs. DSS-LS rats. The HS diet led to an increase in endogenous plasma and urine MBG levels in both SD and DSS groups. Thus, the prohypertensive and profibrotic effect of HS diet might be partially attributed to an increase in MBG. The prohypertensive and profibrotic functions of MBG were pronounced in both DSS and SD rats, although quantitative PCR revealed that different profiles of profibrotic genes in DSS and SD rats was activated after MBG or HS administration. Spatial memory was not affected by HS diet or MBG treatment in either SD or DSS rats. Impaired cognitive function was associated with higher BP, CAS, and cardiovascular remodeling in young DSS-LS rats, as compared to young SD-LS rats. MBG and HS had similar effects on the cardiovascular system and its function in DSS and SD rats, although the rate of change in SD rats was lower than in DSS rats. The absence of a cumulative effect of increased aPWV and BP on spatial memory can be explained by the cerebrovascular and brain plasticity in young rats, which help the animals to tolerate CAS elevated by HS and MBG and to counterbalance the profibrotic effect of heightened MBG.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/9/4563arterial stiffnessbehavioral testscardiovascular remodelingDahl salt-sensitive ratsechocardiographyfibrosis |
| spellingShingle | Yulia N. Grigorova Ondrej Juhasz Jeffrey M. Long Valentina I. Zernetkina Mikayla L. Hall Wen Wei Christopher H. Morrell Natalia Petrashevskaya Audrey Morrow Katherine H. LaNasa Alexei Y. Bagrov Peter R. Rapp Edward G. Lakatta Olga V. Fedorova Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats International Journal of Molecular Sciences arterial stiffness behavioral tests cardiovascular remodeling Dahl salt-sensitive rats echocardiography fibrosis |
| title | Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats |
| title_full | Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats |
| title_short | Effect of Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin on Vascular Remodeling and Cognitive Impairment in Young Dahl-S Rats |
| title_sort | effect of cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin on vascular remodeling and cognitive impairment in young dahl s rats |
| topic | arterial stiffness behavioral tests cardiovascular remodeling Dahl salt-sensitive rats echocardiography fibrosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/9/4563 |
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