title: [Effect of puerarin injection on the mRNA expressions of AT1 and ACE2 in spontaneous hypertension rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of puerarin on angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in spontaneous hypertension rat (SHR).
  
  
  METHODS
  SHRs, 12 weeks old, were randomly divided into four groups: the model control group (A), the Verapamil group (B), and the two puerarin groups (C and D) treated by low dose and high dose of puerarin respectively. After being treated for 3 weeks, total RNA from tissues of heart, aorta and kidney in rats were extracted and mRNA expression levels of AT1 and ACE2 were determined by RT-PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As compared with Group A, the mRNA expressions of AT1 and ACE2 in heart tissue were lower in Group C, and those in kidney tissue were higher in Group D (all P < 0.05); ACE2 mRNA expression was higher in Group D than in Group C (P < 0.05); no significant differences of the two indexes in aorta were shown among various groups. Besides, mRNA expressions of AT1 and ACE2 in heart and kidney tissue were proved to be positively linearly correlated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High dose puerarin could increase the mRNA expressions of AT1 and ACE2 in kidney, while low dose puerarin could decrease them in heart; there might be a feed back correlation between AT1 and ACE2.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Shantou University, Guangdong.
authors.forename: Xu-ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Cheng-zhi
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000085962:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D020303:Rats, Inbred Dahl; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007529:Isoflavones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; C000705307:ACE2 protein, human; C000705329:Ace2 protein, rat; D000085962:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2; C033607:puerarin