Quantitative characteristics of the neurotensin content in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in arterial hypertension of different etiologies
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https://doi.org/10.14739/2310-1237.2018.2.141399Keywords:
hypothalamus, arcuate nucleus, neurotensin, hypertension, ratsAbstract
The aim of this work is to determine the features of the neurotensin content in the hypothalamic ARC in Wistar rat and SHR strains in arterial hypertension of different etiology: endocrine-salt and essential.
Materials and methods. The study was performed on 24 adult male rats at the age of 13–14 months, weight of 250–270 g, which were divided into three experimental groups of 8 animals each. The 1st group (control) – Wistar rats with normal BP indices (Psys / Pdias = 110/75 ± 5 mm Hg), the 2nd – Wistar rats with endocrine-salt model of hypertension (Psys/Pdias = 145/110 ± 10 mm Hg); the 3rd – SHR with spontaneous arterial hypertension (Psys/Pdias = 150/110 ± 10 mm Hg). An immunohistochemical method was used to study the content of neurotensin in the arcuate nucleus, analyzed by digital processing with Image J and EXCEL-7.0.
Results. Persistent increase in BP is accompanied by an increase in the content and concentration of neurotensin in the hypothalamic ARC, does not depend on the etiology of hypertension and has a compensatory character. In SHR with essential hypertension there is a higher expression of neurotensin in the hypothalamic ARC in comparison with the endocrine-salt model of hypertension, but the number of neurons involved in the synthesis and accumulation of the neurohormone is significantly lower, which characterizes the morphological features of cellular populations in the hypothalamus of the animals of this strain and can play a role in the development and progression of hypertension.
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