Objective: Evidence has shown that the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis plays an important role in the control of hypertension. Thus, we hypothesized that chemical renal denervation (RDN) could reduce blood pressure by regulating the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Methods: Twelve rats were randomly divided into sham group and chemical RDN group. All the rats were sacrificed 4 weeks later. Plasma samples were collected to measure the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activities and reactive oxygen species levels by radioimmunoassay, chromatometry and ELISA. Paraventricular nucleus (PVN) tissues were collected to examine the expression of the components of the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis by western bolt and immunofluorescence.
Results: The systolic blood pressure (169.33 ± 7.50 vs 182.67 ± 7.00 mmHg, < .05) and the diastolic blood pressure (97.50 ± 4.68 vs 109.33 ± 4.41 mmHg, < .05) in the RDN group were obviously lower than the baseline levels, whereas the opposite results were observed in the sham group. The RDN group exhibited a significant reduction in the plasma ROS (91.59 ± 13.12 vs 72.34 ± 11.76 U/ml, < .05) and NADPH oxidase (171.86 ± 1.14 vs 175.75 ± 1.74 nmol/ml, < .001) compared with the sham group, while the plasma eNOS (3.47 ± 0.42 vs 2.49 ± 0.51 U/ml, < .05) and NO (55.92 ± 8.10 vs 43.53 ± 4.58 μmol/L, < .05) were increased. The expression of the components of the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis was upregulated while the expression of the components of the ACE/Ang II/AT1 R axis was downregulated in the plasma and PVN in the RDN group.
Conclusion: Our findings suggested that the reduction in blood pressure was regulated by chemical RDN-induced upregulation of the components of the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis.
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