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Improved Renal Denervation Mitigated Hypertension Induced by Angiotensin II Infusion

The benefits of renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) on blood pressure have been proved in a large number of clinical trials in recent years. However, the ...

Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine

This study was designed to explore the effects of long-term renal denervation (RDN) on blood pressure and renal function in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). RDN was performed in bilateral renal arteries with 10% phenol in absolute ethanol in SHR and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) at 13 weeks. Age-matched SHR and WKY served as controls. Blood pressure was measured. Plasma, urine and kidneys were collected 8 months after the RDN operation. Plasma renin activity (PRA), aldosterone levels, reactive oxidative stress, renal function and structural remodeling were assessed. RDN-treated SHR demonstrated a lower spontaneous rise in systolic blood pressure than rats in the SHR-Sham group (P < 0.01, at 20, 27, 34 and 41 weeks), except at 48 weeks (198.2 ± 12.9 vs 209.4 ± 11.9 mmHg, P = 0.145). WKY were not affected by RDN. Renal tissue norepinephrine was decreased by RDN in both SHR and WKY. Plasma PRA activity, aldosterone levels, and NAD(P)H oxidase activity were reduced by the RDN in SHR. Plasma eNOS and NO were increased by RDN only in SHR. The renal nerve was destroyed by RDN with no regeneration after 8 months. The progression of renal dysfunction associated with urinary protein excretion, glomerular sclerosis, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis was attenuated by RDN only in SHR through downregulation of the ACE/Ang II/AT1R axis and upregulation of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/MasR axis in the kidney. Thus, RDN delays the onset of hypertension and ameliorates glomerular sclerosis and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in SHR.

Long-term renal sympathetic denervation ameliorates renal fibrosis and delays the onset of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

To prove the effectiveness and safety of multi-electrode ablation catheter in renal denervation (RDN) by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

The safety of renal denervation as assessed by optical coherence tomography: pre- and post-procedure comparison with multi-electrode ablation catheter in animal experiment.

Acute myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. Although ameliorative therapies against ischemic injury have remarkably reduced death rates among patients, they are inevitably complicated by reperfusion injury. Therefore, it is essential to explore other approaches to reduce ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Modulating the levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a promising therapeutic strategy against some aging-related diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the role of NAD+ in a swine model of myocardial IRI. Fourteen Bama miniature pigs were subjected to 90 min transluminal balloon occlusion, and then randomly administrated with 20 mg/kg NAD+ or saline before reperfusion. Emission computerized tomography (ECT) was performed immediately and 4 weeks after reperfusion, and the cardiac tissues were analyzed histologically. In addition, the levels of cardiac function markers and the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α were also measured. NAD+ administration markedly reduced myocardial necrosis, enhanced glucose metabolism, and promoted cardiac function recovery. The extent of inflammation was also reduced in the NAD+ treated animals, and corresponded to less cardiac fibrosis and better ventricular compliance. Thus, NAD+ supplementation protected the myocardium from IRI, making it a promising therapeutic agent against acute myocardial ischemic disease.

Exogenous supplemental NAD+ protect myocardium against myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury in swine model.

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.

Chemical renal denervation-induced upregulation of the ACE2/Ang (1-7)/Mas axis attenuates blood pressure elevation in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

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Wenzheng Han

Department of Cardiology

Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

Improved Renal Denervation Mitigated Hypertension Induced by Angiotensin II Infusion

Wenzheng Han

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Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

Improved Renal Denervation Mitigated Hypertension Induced by Angiotensin II Infusion

Department of Cardiology