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(Hypertension. 2000;35:193.)
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NF-{kappa}B Inhibition Ameliorates Angiotensin II–Induced Inflammatory Damage in Rats

Dominik N. Muller; Ralf Dechend; Eero M. A. Mervaala; Joon-Keun Park; Folke Schmidt; Anette Fiebeler; Jürgen Theuer; Volker Breu; Detlev Ganten; Hermann Haller; Friedrich C. Luft

From the Franz Volhard Clinic, Medical Faculty of the Charité, Berlin, Germany (D.N.M., R.D., J.-K.P., F.S., A.F., J.T., H.H., F.C.L.); Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Finland (E.M.A.M.); Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (D.G.); and F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland (V.B.). Dominik Müller, Ralf Dechend, and Eero Mervaala contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to Friedrich C. Luft, Franz Volhard Clinic, Wiltberg Strasse 50, 13125 Berlin, Germany. E-mail luft{at}fvk-berlin.de

Abstract—We recently reported that the activation of nuclear factor-{kappa}B (NF-{kappa}B) promotes inflammation in rats harboring both human renin and angiotensinogen genes (double-transgenic rats [dTGR]). We tested the hypothesis that the antioxidant pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) inhibits NF-{kappa}B and ameliorates renal and cardiac end-organ damage. dTGR feature hypertension, severe renal and cardiac damage, and a 40% mortality rate at 7 weeks. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed increased NF-{kappa}B DNA binding activity in hearts and kidneys of dTGR. Chronic PDTC (200 mg/kg SC) treatment decreased blood pressure (162±8 versus 190±7 mm Hg; P=0.02) in dTGR compared with dTGR controls. The cardiac hypertrophy index was also significantly reduced (4.90±0.1 versus 5.77±0.1 mg/g; P<0.001). PDTC reduced 24-hour albuminuria by >95% (2.5±0.8 versus 57.1±8.7 mg/d; P<0.001) and prevented death. Vascular injury was ameliorated in small renal and cardiac vessels. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that PDTC inhibited NF-{kappa}B binding activity in heart and kidney, whereas AP-1 activity in the kidney was not decreased. dTGR exhibited increased left ventricular c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression. PDTC treatment reduced c-fos but not c-jun mRNA. Immunohistochemistry showed increased p65 NF-{kappa}B subunit expression in the endothelium and smooth muscle cells of damaged small vessels, as well as infiltrating cells in glomeruli, tubules, and collecting ducts of dTGR. PDTC markedly reduced the immunoreactivity of p65. PDTC also prevented the NF-{kappa}B–dependent transactivation of the intercellular adhesion molecule ICAM-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase. Monocyte infiltration was markedly increased in dTGR kidneys and hearts. Chronic treatment reduced monocyte/macrophage infiltration by 72% and 64%, respectively. Thus, these results demonstrate that PDTC inhibits NF-{kappa}B activity, ameliorates inflammation, and protects against angiotensin II-induced end-organ damage.


Key Words: proteins • angiotensin II • inflammatory response • nitric oxide synthase • cell adhesion molecules • proto-oncogenes




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R. Dechend, A. Fiebeler, J.-K. Park, D. N. Muller, J. Theuer, E. Mervaala, M. Bieringer, D. Gulba, R. Dietz, F. C. Luft, et al.
Amelioration of Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Injury by a 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor
Circulation, July 31, 2001; 104(5): 576 - 581.
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M. Ruiz-Ortega, O. Lorenzo, M. Ruperez, J. Blanco, and J. Egido
Systemic Infusion of Angiotensin II into Normal Rats Activates Nuclear Factor-{{kappa}}B and AP-1 in the Kidney : Role of AT1 and AT2 Receptors
Am. J. Pathol., May 1, 2001; 158(5): 1743 - 1756.
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E. M. A. Mervaala, Z. J. Cheng, I. Tikkanen, R. Lapatto, K. Nurminen, H. Vapaatalo, D. N. Muller, A. Fiebeler, U. Ganten, D. Ganten, et al.
Endothelial Dysfunction and Xanthine Oxidoreductase Activity in Rats With Human Renin and Angiotensinogen Genes
Hypertension, February 1, 2001; 37(2): 414 - 418.
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Z. J. Cheng, T. Vaskonen, I. Tikkanen, K. Nurminen, H. Ruskoaho, H. Vapaatalo, D. Muller, J.-K. Park, F. C. Luft, and E. M. A. Mervaala
Endothelial Dysfunction and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Spontaneously Diabetic Goto-Kakizaki Rats
Hypertension, February 1, 2001; 37(2): 433 - 439.
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F. C. Luft
Workshop: Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Damage in Hypertension
Hypertension, February 1, 2001; 37(2): 594 - 598.
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R. A. Beswick, H. Zhang, D. Marable, J. D. Catravas, W. D. Hill, and R. C. Webb
Long-Term Antioxidant Administration Attenuates Mineralocorticoid Hypertension and Renal Inflammatory Response
Hypertension, February 1, 2001; 37(2): 781 - 786.
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A. Fiebeler, F. Schmidt, D. N. Muller, J.-K. Park, R. Dechend, M. Bieringer, E. Shagdarsuren, V. Breu, H. Haller, and F. C. Luft
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Affects AP-1 and Nuclear Factor-{{kappa}}B Activation in Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Injury
Hypertension, February 1, 2001; 37(2): 787 - 793.
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J. Sadoshima
Cytokine Actions of Angiotensin II
Circ. Res., June 23, 2000; 86(12): 1187 - 1189.
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