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Effects of hydrogen sulphide on oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokines, and vascular remodeling in l-NAME-induced hypertension

مؤلف البحث
Eman S. H. Abd Allah; Marwa A. Ahmed; Rania Makboul; Mona A. Abd El-Rahman
مجلة البحث
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
المشارك في البحث
الناشر
Wiley
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
47
موقع البحث
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1681.13240
سنة البحث
2020
صفحات البحث
650–659.
ملخص البحث

This study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of hydrogen sulphide (H2 S) against NG-Nitro l-Arginine Methyl Ester (l-NAME)-induced hypertension and its possible effects on the inflammatory process, oxidative stress, and vascular remodelling in rats. Forty male Wistar Albino rats were assigned to four equal groups: the control group, the H2 S control group, the hypertensive group, and the treated group, which received concomitant treatment with sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS) and l-NAME. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured weekly. Serum levels of nitric oxide (NO), total peroxide, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) were measured and the oxidative stress index (OSI) was calculated. Aortic weight and length were measured and the aortic weight/length ratio determined. Aortic fold expression of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) mRNA was measured using qPCR. Aortic media thickness and elastin content were measured morphometrically. l-NAME administration increased SBP, serum levels of total peroxide and OSI, but reduced serum levels of NO and TAC. Aortic fold expression of IFN-γ and VCAM-1 mRNA, aortic weight, aortic weight/length ratio, aortic media thickness, and elastin area percentage were increased in the hypertensive group. Concurrent administration of l-NAME and H2 S attenuated these changes. Thus, H2 S could attenuate the increase in ABP through restoration of the NO level, reduction in the oxidative state, and attenuation of the inflammatory process, thereby reduced vascular remodelling.