Novel Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Preeclampsia Superimposed on Chronic Hypertension and the Effects of Exercise in a Mouse Model

Genest, Dominique S; Falcao, Stephanie; Michel, Catherine; Kajla, Sonia; Germano, Mark F; Lacasse, Andrée-Anne; Vaillancourt, Cathy; Gutkowska, Jolanta; Lavoie, Julie L (2013). Novel Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Preeclampsia Superimposed on Chronic Hypertension and the Effects of Exercise in a Mouse Model Hypertension , vol. 62 , nº 6. p. 1055-1061. DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01983.

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Gestational hypertensive disorders, such as preeclampsia, affect 6% to 8% of all pregnancies in North America, and they are the leading cause of maternal mortality in industrialized countries, accounting for 16% of deaths. Women with hypertension have an increased risk (15% to 25%) of developing preeclampsia. Our aim was to investigate the mechanisms implicated in preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension and in the protective effects of exercise in a mouse model. Female mice overexpressing human angiotensinogen and human renin were used as a model of preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension. In the trained group, mothers were placed in cages with access to a wheel before mating, and they remained within these throughout gestation. Blood pressure was measured by telemetry. We found that angiotensin II type I receptor was increased, whereas the Mas receptor was decreased in the placenta and the aorta of pregnant sedentary transgenic mice. This would produce a decrease in angiotensin-(1-7) effects in favor of angiotensin II. Supporting the functional contribution of this modulation, we found that the prevention of most pathological features in trained transgenic mice was associated with a normalization of placental angiotensin II type 1 and Mas receptors and an increase in aortic Mas receptor. We also found reduced circulating and placental soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 in trained transgenic mice compared with sedentary mice. This study demonstrates that modulation of the renin-angiotensin system is a key mechanism in the development of preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension, which can be altered by exercise training to prevent disease features in an animal model.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	angiogenic factor; angiotensin-(1–7); exercise; preeclampsia; renin–angiotensin system
Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	30 mai 2017 19:40
Dernière modification:	30 mai 2017 19:40
URI:	http://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/2906

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