Effect of AT1 Angiotensin-Receptor Blockade on Structure and Function of Small Arteries in SHR

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Abstract
The structure and function of small arteries of different vascular beds in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) are altered relative to Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) control rats, and these differences may be blunted under treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. To determine whether this effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors was caused by the interruption of the renin-angiotensin system, our experiments were conducted with an AT1 angiotensin-receptor antagonist to evaluate its ability to induce regression of hypertrophy of resistance arteries in SHRs. The result of treatment of SHRs with losartan, an orally active selective angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist was examined at a low (20 mg/kg/day) and a high (60 mg/kg/day) oral dose in SHRs once blood pressure had been elevated for some time. SHRs were treated for 12 weeks with losartan. Blood pressure was significantly reduced by losartan treatment from 210 ± 2 mm Hg in untreated SHRs to 181 ± 1 mm Hg (low dose) and 156 ± 4 mm Hg (high dose) (p

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