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  • Title: Radiotelemetric monitoring of blood pressure and mesenteric arterial bed responsiveness in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
    Author: Tatchum-Talom R, Gopalakrishnan V, McNeill JR.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 2000 Sep; 78(9):721-8. PubMed ID: 11007535.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the changes in arterial blood pressure (BP) and of mesenteric arterial bed (MAB) responsiveness that accompany streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. BP was recorded by radiotelemetry in conscious animals before and during a 4-week period following induction of the diabetic state with STZ. At the end of this period, the MAB was isolated and perfused under constant flow conditions: perfusion pressure (PP, mmHg) was taken as an index of arteriolar tone. BP was lower (P < 0.05) in STZ-treated diabetic rats (82.9+/-5.0 mmHg) than in vehicle-treated rats (108.9+/-6.3 mmHg). Basal perfusion pressure of the MAB was lower in STZ-treated rats than in control rats and inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis with N(G)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl-ester and N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (100 microM each) failed to change this relationship. Increases in PP of MAB to phenylephrine (Phe), norepinephrine (NE), and potassium chloride (KCl) were reduced in STZ-treated rats compared with control rats. Inhibition of NO synthesis reduced responses to Phe, NE, and KCL in both STZ and control rats. The reduced responsiveness of STZ rats to Phe, NE, and KCl persisted after inhibition of NO synthesis. Acetylcholine (ACh) evoked relaxation of the MAB in a dose-dependent fashion. Maximal responses to ACh, but not sodium nitroprusside, were lower in STZ rats than in vehicle treated rats. Inhibition of NO synthesis reduced responses to ACh in both STZ and control rats. The reduced responsiveness of STZ rats to ACh persisted after inhibition of NO synthesis. The data demonstrate that STZ-induced diabetes is associated with a fall in blood pressure when pressure is recorded with radiotelemetry. The fall in blood pressure may be related to a non-specific decrease in responsiveness to vasoconstrictor stimuli mediated at least in part by NO-independent mechanisms. A decrease in responsiveness to endothelial dependent vasodilator mechanisms appeared insufficient to restore responsiveness to vasoconstrictor stimuli.
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