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ArticleHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2012

Dahl salt-sensitive rats are protected against vascular defects related to diet-induced obesity.

Andreas M Beyer, Gabor Raffai, Brian Weinberg, Katherine Fredrich, Julian H Lombard

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Article in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andreas M BeyerDepartment of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. abeyer@mcw.edu
Gabor Raffai
Brian Weinberg
Katherine Fredrich
Julian H Lombard
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

HIGH SALT DIET, ANGIOTENSIN II, AND MICROVESSEL DILATIONR01HL065289 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LOMBARD, JULIAN H · 2000 to 2012
$3.8M
Microvessel O2 Responses in Salt-Sensitive HypertensionR01HL072920 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LOMBARD, JULIAN H · 2003 to 2011
$3.0M
Role of ANG II in Maintaining Vascular Relaxation in Dahl S RatsR01HL092026 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LOMBARD, JULIAN H · 2009 to 2010
$760k
High Salt Diet, Angiotensin II, and Microvessel DilationR56HL065289 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LOMBARD, JULIAN H · 2014 to 2014
$383k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL65289NHLBI NIH HHS HL-72920NHLBI NIH HHS HL-92026NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL065289NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL072920NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL092026NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL065289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity increases plasma renin activity and angiotensin II levels, leading to vascular damage, elevated blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and renal damage. Because genetic deletion of crucial parts of the renin-angiotensin system protect against obesity-related cardiovascular defects, we hypothesized that Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats, a model of chronically low plasma renin activity and angiotensin II levels, would be protected against vascular defects during diet-induced obesity compared with SS.13(BN) consomic rats showing normal renin-angiotensin system regulation. We evaluated vascular function in middle cerebral arteries of SS or SS.13(BN) rats fed high-fat (45% kcal from fat) versus normal-fat diet for 15 to 20 weeks from weaning. Endothelium-dependent relaxation in response to acetylcholine (10(-8) to 10(-4) mol/L) was restored in middle cerebral arteries of high-fat SS rats versus normal-fat diet controls, whereas vasodilation to acetylcholine was dramatically reduced in high-fat SS 13(BN) rats versus normal-fat diet controls. These findings support the hypothesis that physiological levels of angiotensin II play an important role in maintaining normal vascular relaxation in cerebral arteries and suggest that the cerebral vasculature of the SS rat model is genetically protected against endothelial dysfunction in diet-induced obesity.

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AcetylcholineAngiotensin IIAnimalsBody WeightDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalEatingEndothelium, VascularMaleMiddle Cerebral ArteryObesityRatsRats, Inbred DahlReninRenin-Angiotensin SystemVasodilationAcetylcholineAngiotensin IIReninVasodilator Agents

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PMID22710645
PMCPMC3444144
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