title: Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation on cardiovascular remodeling in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats.
abstract: It is unknown whether long-term pharmacological stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), elevating intracellular cGMP levels, has a beneficial effect on hypertension. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of BAY41-2272, an orally available sGC stimulator, on cardiovascular remodeling in hypertensive rats. Eight-week-old male Wistar rats with hypertension induced by angiotensin II infused subcutaneously at 250 ng/kg per minute were treated orally with a low ([L] 2 mg/kg per day) or high ([H] 10 mg/kg per day) dose of BAY41-2272 for 14 days. BAY41-2272-H partially suppressed the rise in blood pressure and reduced the heart weight (4.20+/-0.34 versus 3.68+/-0.20 mg/g; P<0.01), whereas BAY41-2272-L had no effect. However, both doses decreased the angiotensin II-induced left ventricular accumulation of collagen in the perivascular area (L, -20%, P<0.05; H, -30%, P<0.01) and myocardial interstitium (L, -21%, P<0.05; H, -38%, P<0.01), reducing the number of activated fibroblasts surrounding coronary arteries (L, -74%; H, -79%; P<0.05). BAY41-2272 downregulated the angiotensin II-induced left ventricular gene expression of type 1 collagen (L, -41%, P<0.05; H, -49%, P<0.01) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (L, -49%, P<0.05; H, -65%, P<0.01). cGMP levels were elevated by BAY41-2272 not only in the left ventricle, but also in cultured cardiac fibroblasts, resulting in reduced thymidine incorporation into the cells. Thus, stimulation of sGC by BAY41-2272 attenuates fibrosis of the left ventricle in rats with angiotensin II-induced hypertension partly in a pressure-independent manner, suggesting an important role for sGC generating cGMP in inhibiting cardiovascular remodeling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Circulatory and Body Fluid Regulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuyama
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuruda
authors.forename: Johji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Takuroh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Johannes-Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Stasch
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Tanenao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eto
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: C423582:3-(4-Amino-5-cyclopropylpyrimidine-2-yl)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-b)pyridine; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D000804:Angiotensin II; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase