Role of the angiotensin II AT^sub 2^ receptor in inflammation and oxidative stress: opposing effects in lean and obese Zucker rats

Inflammation and oxidative stress are believed to contribute to hypertension in obesity/diabetes. Recently, we reported a role for the AT... receptor in blood pressure control in obese Zucker rats. However, the role of AT... receptors in inflammation and oxidative stress in obesity is not known. The...

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Published in:American journal of physiology. Renal physiology 2011-03, Vol.300 (3), p.F700
Main Authors: Sabuhi, Rifat, Ali, Quaisar, Asghar, Mohammad, Al-Zamily, Najah Riesh Hadi, Hussain, Tahir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cytokines
Kidneys
Obesity
Oxidative stress
Rodents
Studies
T cell receptors
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Summary:Inflammation and oxidative stress are believed to contribute to hypertension in obesity/diabetes. Recently, we reported a role for the AT... receptor in blood pressure control in obese Zucker rats. However, the role of AT... receptors in inflammation and oxidative stress in obesity is not known. Therefore, in the present study, we tested the effects of the AT... receptor agonist CGP-42112A on inflammation and oxidative stress in obese Zucker rats and compared them in their lean counterparts. Rats were systemically treated with either vehicle (control) or CGP-42112A (1 ...g-...g...-min...; osmotic pump) for 2 wk. Markers of inflammation (CRP, MCP-1, TNF-α, and IL-6) and oxidative stress (HO-1, gp-...) as well as an antioxidant (SOD) were determined. Control obese rats had higher plasma levels of CRP, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, and HO-1 compared with control lean rats. Conversely, plasma SOD activity was lower in control obese than in control lean rats. Furthermore, the protein levels of TNF-α and gp-... were higher in the kidney cortex of control obese rats. Interestingly, CGP-42112A treatment in obese rats reduced the plasma and kidney cortex inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (...) markers and increased plasma SOD activity to the levels seen in lean control rats. However, CGP-42112A treatment in lean rats increased inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (...) markers in the plasma and kidney cortex. Our present studies suggest anti-inflammatory and antioxidative functions of AT... receptor in obese Zucker rats but proinflammatory and prooxidative functions in lean Zucker rats. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae/symbols omitted.)
ISSN:1931-857X
1522-1466