title: Decreased blood pressure in NOX1-deficient mice.
abstract: To understand the role of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase NOX1 in the vascular system, we have generated NOX1-deficient mice. NOX1-deficient mice had a moderately decreased basal blood pressure. In response to angiotensin II they showed an almost complete loss of the sustained blood pressure response, while the initial increase was conserved. NOX1-deficient mice showed a marked reduction in aortic media hypertrophy. Angiotensin II-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation was conserved, but there was a marked decrease in extracellular matrix accumulation. Our results establish a role for NOX1 in blood pressure regulation and vascular angiotensin II response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva Medical Faculty, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gaetan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gavazzi
authors.forename: Botond
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deffert
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fiette
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schappi
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007022:Hypotension / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000074624:NADPH Oxidase 1; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000804:Angiotensin II; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D000074624:NADPH Oxidase 1; C000614711:NOX1 protein, mouse