title: Proteoglycans and hypertension: III: Aorta proteoglycans in Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rats.
abstract: The vascular proteoglycans probably have an important influence on the biomechanical properties of blood vessels and, therefore, may play a role in the development or maintenance of hypertension. In the aorta of the spontaneously hypertensive rat, the authors previously observed an increased content of chondroitin sulfate, an increased incorporation of [35S]sulfate into proteoglycans, and qualitative alterations in the [35S]polysaccharides compared to the normotensive Wistar Kyoto rat. To determine if these differences were related to hypertension or to strain variations, normotensive and hypertensive Dahl S rats were studied. There was a significant elevation (70%) in the aorta content of chondroitin sulfate, whereas the dermatan sulfate and hyaluronic acid contents were similar in the two groups. The in vitro incorporation of [35S]sulfate was increased 2.6-fold in the hypertensive animals. No differences between the two groups were observed with respect to the gel chromatographic profiles of the [35S]proteoglycans or the charge density of the [35S]glycosaminoglycans, as assessed by ion exchange chromatography. It was concluded that the increase in chondroitin sulfate and [35S]sulfate incorporation into proteoglycans occurred as a result of hypertension, regardless of genetic factors.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D011509:Proteoglycans; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates