Increased angiotensin II formation in the brain modulates cardiovascular homeostasis and erythropoiesis
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RODRIGUES, Andre Felipe, TODIRAŞ, Mihail, FATIMUNNISA, Qadri, CAMPAGNOLE-SANTOS, Maria Jose, ALENINA, Natalia, BADER, Michael. Increased angiotensin II formation in the brain modulates cardiovascular homeostasis and erythropoiesis. In: Clinical Science, 2021, vol. 135, pp. 1353-1367. ISSN 0143-5221. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20210072
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Clinical Science
Volumul 135 / 2021 / ISSN 0143-5221 /ISSNe 1470-8736

Increased angiotensin II formation in the brain modulates cardiovascular homeostasis and erythropoiesis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20210072

Pag. 1353-1367

Rodrigues Andre Felipe1, Todiraş Mihail12, Fatimunnisa Qadri3, Campagnole-Santos Maria Jose4, Alenina Natalia35, Bader Michael3567
 
1 Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine,
2 ”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
3 Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine,
4 University of Minas Gerais,
5 German Center for Cardiovascular Research,
6 Berlin School of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin,
7 University of Lübeck
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 21 iunie 2021


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In spite of the fact that the modulatory effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) on the sympathetic nerve activity to targeted organs involved in blood pressure (BP) regulation is well acknowledged, the local production of this peptide in the brain and the consequences of enhanced central Ang II beyond the cardiovascular system are not yet well comprehended. In the present study, we generated and validated a new transgenic mouse line overexpressing the rat full-length angiotensinogen (Agt) protein specifically in the brain (Agt-Tg). Adult Agt-Tg mice presented overall increased gene expression of total Agt in the brain including brainstem and hypothalamus. In addition, the excess of Agt led to abundantly detectable brain Ang II levels as well as increased circulating copeptin levels. Agt-Tg displayed raised BP in acute recordings, while long-term telemetrically measured basal BP was indistinguishable from wild-types. Agt-Tg has altered peripheral renin-angiotensin system and vasomotor sympathetic tone homeostasis because renal gene expression analysis, plasma Ang II measurements and ganglionic blockade experiments revealed suppressed renin expression and reduced Ang II and higher neurogenic pressure response, respectively. Plasma and urine screens revealed apparently normal fluid and electrolyte handling in Agt-Tg. Interestingly, hematological analyses showed increased hematocrit in Agt-Tg caused by enhanced erythropoiesis, which was reverted by submitting the transgenic mice to a long-term peripheral sympathectomy protocol. Collectively, our findings suggest that Agt-Tg is a valuable tool to study not only brain Ang II formation and its modulatory effects on cardiovascular homeostasis but also its role in erythropoiesis control via autonomic modulation.



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blood, pressure, Brain RAS erythrocytes, Neurophysiology, Sympathetic, system