Microbial short chain fatty acid metabolites lower blood pressure via endothelial G protein-coupled receptor 41.
Short chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolites are byproducts of gut microbial metabolism that are known to affect host physiology via host G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs). We previously showed that an acute SCFA bolus decreases blood pressure (BP) in anesthetized mice, an effect mediated primarily via Gpr41. In this study, our aims were to identify the cellular localization of Gpr41 and to determine its role in BP regulation. We localized Gpr41 to the vascular endothelium using RT-PCR: Gpr41 is detected in intact vessels (with endothelium) but is absent from denuded vessels (without endothelium). Furthermore, using pressure myography we confirmed that SCFAs dilate resistance vessels in an endothelium-dependent manner. Since we previously found that Gpr41 mediates a hypotensive response to acute SCFA administration, we hypothesized that Gpr41 knockout (KO) mice would be hypertensive. Here, we report that Gpr41 KO mice have isolated systolic hypertension compared with wild-type (WT) mice; diastolic BP was not different between WT and KO. Older Gpr41 KO mice also exhibited elevated pulse wave velocity, consistent with a phenotype of systolic hypertension; however, there was no increase in ex vivo aorta stiffness (measured by mechanical tensile testing). Plasma renin concentrations were also similar in KO and WT mice. The systolic hypertension in Gpr41 KO is not salt sensitive, as it is not significantly altered on either a high- or low-salt diet. In sum, these studies suggest that endothelial Gpr41 lowers baseline BP, likely by decreasing active vascular tone without altering passive characteristics of the blood vessels, and that Gpr41 KO mice have hypertension of a vascular origin.
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and.
Niranjana
N
Natarajan
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Daijiro
D
Hori
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sheila
S
Flavahan
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jochen
J
Steppan
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas A
NA
Flavahan
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dan E
DE
Berkowitz
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and jpluznick@jhmi.edu.
Jennifer L
JL
Pluznick
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D055442:Metabolome / Q000187:drug effects; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013599:Systole / Q000187:drug effects; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; C506482:Gpcr41 protein, mouse; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D012083:Renin
GPCR; acetate; endothelium; hypertension; microbiota; propionate
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