title: Long-term AT1 receptor blockade improves metabolic function and provides renoprotection in Fischer-344 rats.
abstract: Fischer-344 (F344) rats exhibit proteinuria and insulin resistance in the absence of hypertension as they age. We determined the effects of long-term (1 yr) treatment with the angiotensin (ANG) II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor blocker L-158,809 on plasma and urinary ANG peptide levels, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and indexes of glucose metabolism in 15-mo-old male F344 rats. Young rats at 3 mo of age (n = 8) were compared with two separate groups of older rats: one control group (n = 7) and one group treated with L-158,809 (n = 6) orally (20 mg/l) for 1 yr. SBP was not different between control and treated rats but was higher in young rats. Serum leptin, insulin, and glucose levels were comparable between treated and young rats, whereas controls had higher glucose and leptin with a similar trend for insulin. Plasma ANG I and ANG II were higher in treated than untreated young or older rats, as evidence of effective AT(1) receptor blockade. Urinary ANG II and ANG-(1-7) were higher in controls compared with young animals, and treated rats failed to show age-related increases. Protein excretion was markedly lower in treated and young rats compared with control rats (young: 8 +/- 2 mg/day vs. control: 129 +/- 51 mg/day vs. treated: 9 +/- 3 mg/day, P < 0.05). Long-term AT(1) receptor blockade improves metabolic parameters and provides renoprotection. Differential regulation of systemic and intrarenal (urinary) ANG systems occurs during blockade, and suppression of the intrarenal system may contribute to reduced proteinuria. Thus, insulin resistance, renal injury, and activation of the intrarenal ANG system during early aging in normotensive animals can be averted by renin-ANG system blockade.
authors.affiliation: The Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1032, USA.
authors.forename: Shea
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gilliam-Davis
authors.forename: Valerie S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Sherry O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.forename: Ellen N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Tommasi
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Debra I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Diz
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000803:Angiotensin I / Q000097:blood; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000097:blood; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007093:Imidazoles; D007328:Insulin; D020738:Leptin; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000804:Angiotensin II; C070967:L 158809; D000803:Angiotensin I