title: Salt-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-resistant and salt-sensitive rats with NOS II inhibition.
abstract: Although recent evidence suggests that reduced nitric oxide (NO) production may be involved in salt-induced hypertension, the specific NO synthase (NOS) responsible for the conveyance of salt sensitivity remains unknown. To determine the role of inducible NOS (NOS II) in salt-induced hypertension, we treated Dahl salt-resistant (DR) rats with the selective NOS II inhibitor 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-6-methyl-4H-1,3-thiazine (AMT) for 12 days. Tail-cuff systolic blood pressures rose 29 +/- 6 and 42 +/- 8 mmHg in DR rats given 150 and 300 nmol AMT/h, respectively (P < 0.01, 2-way ANOVA) after 7 days of 8% NaCl diet. We observed similar results with two other potent selective NOS II inhibitors, S-ethylisourea (EIT) and N-[3-(aminomethyl)benzyl]acetamidine hydrochloride (1400W). Additionally, AMT effects were independent of alterations in endothelial function as assessed by diameter change of mesenteric arterioles in response to methacholine using videomicroscopy. We, therefore, conclude from these data that NOS II is important in salt-induced hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118-2394, USA. marudd@bu.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trolliet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hope
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Scribner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daumerie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toolan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cloutier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loscalzo
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D018715:Microscopy, Video; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051381:Rats; D020303:Rats, Inbred Dahl / Q000235:genetics; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013843:Thiazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C093124:2-amino-5,6-dihydro-6-methyl-4H-1,3-thiazine; D000578:Amidines; D001596:Benzylamines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C104820:N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine; D013843:Thiazines; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014508:Urea; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester