Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 2, 1078-1084, Copyright © 1991 by American Society of Nephrology

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Hemin and L-arginine regulation of blood pressure in spontaneous hypertensive rats

P Martasek, ML Schwartzman, AI Goodman, KB Solangi, RD Levere and NG Abraham
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595.

Perturbation in heme metabolism is known to affect the level and activity of hemoproteins, including cytochrome P450-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism. The latter has been associated with elevation in blood pressure seen in spontaneously hypertensive rats. The effect of heme arginate and its components, arginine and heme, on cytochrome P450 levels and blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats were studied. Administration of heme arginate or heme alone at doses of 9 to 30 mg/kg body wt/day for 4 days resulted in a marked decrease of blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats, whereas blood pressure in rats receiving the vehicle control was not affected. Similarly, L-arginine, but not D-arginine, in a dose-dependent manner decreased blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. The maximal change in blood pressure was achieved at 100 mg/kg body wt of arginine and was associated with a significant increase in heme oxygenase activity. A higher concentration (500 mg/kg) did not cause an additional decrease in blood pressure but further increased heme oxygenase activity. The arginine-induced heme oxygenase activity was suppressed by Sn-protoporphyrin. Administration of heme to spontaneously hypertensive rats resulted in an accumulation of heme oxygenase mRNA, which was accompanied by an increase in enzyme activity. The increase in heme oxygenase activity was also prevented by Sn-protoporphyrin. It is postulated that heme treatment resulted in an increase in heme oxygenase mRNA, which consequently led to a diminution of cellular heme and depletion of hemoproteins, such as the cytochrome P450 arachidonate metabolizing enzymes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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