title: Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 mRNA in rat models of hypertension.
abstract: In human hypertension (HT) plasma tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) and soluble TNF receptor 2 fragment (sTNF-R2) are increased, and the TNF-R2 gene (TNFRSF1B) has been implicated. Therefore, we measured Tnfr2 mRNA in kidney, adrenal, heart, and aorta from rats with ACTH-induced, corticosterone-induced, and spontaneous HT (SHR), and tested the effect of blockade of TNF-alpha by a recombinant TNF-R2 fragment (huTNFR:Fc) on development of HT in the ACTH model. Tnfr2 mRNA was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction, as were internal controls, beta-actin, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA. The results showed no differences in tissue Tnfr2 mRNA between HT and control rats. The ACTH-induced HT was not affected by huTNFR:Fc coadministration. The findings thus offer no support for altered Tnfr2 expression in the rat models studied.
authors.affiliation: Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences and Institute for Biomedical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Ruby C Y
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chris G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Schyvens
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Whitworth
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003345:Corticosterone; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003345:Corticosterone