title: 11Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the Dahl rat.
abstract: Dahl salt sensitive (Dahl-S) rats develop hypertension soon after birth. The cause of the increased salt-sensitivity in the Dahl-S rat is unknown. The mineralocorticoid specificity of the kidney receptor is conferred by the activity of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD). There are two isoforms of 11beta-HSD (11beta-HSD1 and 11beta-HSD2). Deficiency or inhibition of 11beta-HSD2 causes sodium retention and hypertension. In the present study we measured the activity of hepatic and kidney 11beta-HSD1 in Dahl-S and R rats before and after the development of hypertension. The activity of 11beta-HSD1 in the liver was lower in the Dahl-S rats at 6 weeks of age (S = 8.01 +/- 0.89 v R = 11.91 +/- 0.84 nmol/mg protein/10 min (P < .02) but there was no difference at 10 weeks. In contrast, 11beta-HSD1 in the kidney was not different at 6 weeks but it was significantly lower in the Dahl-S rats at 10 weeks (S = 0.91 +/- 0.04 v R = 1.12 +/- 0.01 nmol/mg protein/10 min (P < .001). Plasma renin concentration was lower at 6 (6w) and 10 weeks (10w) in the Dahl-S rats: S-6w = 4.2 +/- 0.4 versus R-6W = 6.3 +/- 0.8 ng angiotensin I (AI)/mL/h (P < .04) and S-10w = 6.4 +/- 0.7 versus R-10w = 10 +/- 0.9 ng AI/mL/h (P < .009). Plasma aldosterone and corticosterone were not different between the two strains. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the Dahl-S rats was 124 +/- 3 mm Hg at 6 weeks and 241 +/- 6 mm Hg at 10 weeks (P < .001). SBP in the Dahl-R rats was 113 +/- 5 mm Hg at 6 weeks and 143 +/- 4 mm Hg at 10 weeks. In conclusion, Dahl-S rats have lower hepatic 11beta-HSD1 activity at 6 weeks of age and lower kidney 11beta-HSD1 at 10 weeks of age compared with Dahl-R rats of the same age. These findings suggest that diminished activity of both liver and kidney 11beta-HSD1 may play a role in the salt sensitivity and development of hypertension in the Dahl-S rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, 43699, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franco-Saenz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases