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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2014

Effects of Losartan and Amlodipine on Left Ventricular Remodeling and Function in Young Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.

De-Hua He, Liang-Min Zhang, Li-Ming Lin, Ruo-Bing Ning, Hua-Jun Wang, Chang-Sheng Xu, Jin-Xiu Lin

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

De-Hua HeDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University; ; Department of Cardiology, First Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian;
Liang-Min ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Ningdu County, Jiangxi;
Li-Ming LinDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Putian College;
Ruo-Bing NingDepartment of Cardiology, First Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian;
Hua-Jun WangFujian Institute of Hypertension, Fujian, China.
Chang-Sheng XuFujian Institute of Hypertension, Fujian, China.
Jin-Xiu LinDepartment of Cardiology, First Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian;
Fujian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNPutian University · CN

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backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of prehypertensive losartan and amlodipine administration on left ventricular (LV) remodeling and function in spontaneously hypertensive rats-stroke prone (SHRSP).

methodsSpontaneously hypertensive rats-stroke prone were prehypertensively administered losartan, amlodipine, or vehicle. Wistar-Kyoto rats were used as a control. Blood pressure of the rats was determined by tail-cuff method, and LV structure and function were measured by echocardiography and LV cannulation. Collagen volume fraction was analyzed by picrosirius red staining. Protein expressions of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and angiotensin II type 1 (AT1R) and type 2 (AT2R) receptors were determined by use of the Western blotting method.

resultsAlthough both drugs downregulated BNP protein expression, the LV remodeling and function were more improved with losartan than with amlodipine treatment. Losartan upregulated AT1R and downregulated AT2R protein expression.

conclusionsBoth drugs inhibited LV remodeling and improved LV function in prehypertensively treated SHRSP. Losartan provided better continued heart protection, potentially due to its persistent inhibition of AT1R and activation of AT2R in the myocardium. KEY WORDS: Amlodipine; Blood pressure; Heart; Losartan; Prehypertension.

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