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Spironolactone Improves Angiotensin-Induced Vascular Changes and Oxidative Stress

Agostino Virdis; Mario Fritsch Neves; Farhad Amiri; Emilie Viel; Rhian M. Touyz; Ernesto L. Schiffrin

From the Multidisciplinary Research Group on Hypertension, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Correspondence to Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7. E-mail schiffe{at}ircm.qc.ca

Angiotensin II plays an important role in vascular remodeling. We investigated the role of aldosterone, which is stimulated by angiotensin II, as a mediator of angiotensin II–induced vascular structural and functional alterations. Sprague-Dawley rats (n=8 to 12/group) received angiotensin II (120 ng/kg per minute, subcutaneously) for 14 days ± spironolactone or hydralazine (25 mg/kg per day). An additional group received aldosterone (750 ng/h, subcutaneously) ± spironolactone. Systolic blood pressure was increased by angiotensin II (P<0.001) and reduced by spironolactone and hydralazine (P<0.001). Aldosterone-induced increase of blood pressure was reduced by spironolactone (P<0.05). In mesenteric small arteries studied on a pressurized myograph, media/lumen ratio was increased (P<0.001) and acetylcholine-mediated relaxation was impaired in angiotensin II–infused rats (P<0.001); both were partially improved by spironolactone (P<0.05) but not by hydralazine. Aldosterone-induced increase of media/lumen ratio (P<0.001) and impaired response to acetylcholine (P<0.001) were normalized by spironolactone. Response to sodium nitroprusside was similar in all groups. Aortic NADPH oxidase activity was increased (P<0.01) by angiotensin II and reduced by spironolactone and hydralazine. Aldosterone also increased (P<0.05) activation of NADPH oxidase, an effect abolished by spironolactone. Plasma thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances (a marker of oxidative stress), higher in angiotensin II and aldosterone rats (P<0.001), were normalized by spironolactone. In conclusion, spironolactone, which inhibited aldosterone actions, partially corrected structural and functional angiotensin II–induced abnormalities. These effects were associated with reduced vascular NADPH oxidase activity and decreased plasma markers of oxidative stress. Our findings suggest that aldosterone may mediate some of angiotensin II–induced vascular effects in hypertension, in part via increased oxidative stress.


Key Words: aldosterone • angiotensin II • endothelium • hypertension, arterial • oxidative stress • remodeling • rats




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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, August 1, 2004; 287(2): H435 - H446.
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Am. J. Pathol.Home page
Z. Ungvari, A. Csiszar, P. M. Kaminski, M. S. Wolin, and A. Koller
Chronic High Pressure-Induced Arterial Oxidative Stress: Involvement of Protein Kinase C-Dependent NAD(P)H Oxidase and Local Renin-Angiotensin System
Am. J. Pathol., July 1, 2004; 165(1): 219 - 226.
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CirculationHome page
I. Mazak, A. Fiebeler, D. N. Muller, J.-K. Park, E. Shagdarsuren, C. Lindschau, R. Dechend, C. Viedt, B. Pilz, H. Haller, et al.
Aldosterone Potentiates Angiotensin II-Induced Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Circulation, June 8, 2004; 109(22): 2792 - 2800.
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Eur Heart JHome page
P. Korantzopoulos, T. Kolettis, E. Kountouris, and K. Siogas
Atrial remodeling in persistent atrial fibrillation: the potential role of aldosterone
Eur. Heart J., June 2, 2004; 25(12): 1086 - 1086.
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HypertensionHome page
D. H. Endemann, R. M. Touyz, M. Iglarz, C. Savoia, and E. L. Schiffrin
Eplerenone Prevents Salt-Induced Vascular Remodeling and Cardiac Fibrosis in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Hypertension, June 1, 2004; 43(6): 1252 - 1257.
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S. Keidar, M. Kaplan, E. Pavlotzky, R. Coleman, T. Hayek, S. Hamoud, and M. Aviram
Aldosterone Administration to Mice Stimulates Macrophage NADPH Oxidase and Increases Atherosclerosis Development: A Possible Role for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and the Receptors for Angiotensin II and Aldosterone
Circulation, May 11, 2004; 109(18): 2213 - 2220.
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HypertensionHome page
E. L. Schiffrin
The Many Targets of Aldosterone
Hypertension, May 1, 2004; 43(5): 938 - 940.
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A. Nishiyama, L. Yao, Y. Nagai, K. Miyata, M. Yoshizumi, S. Kagami, S. Kondo, H. Kiyomoto, T. Shokoji, S. Kimura, et al.
Possible Contributions of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase to Renal Injury in Aldosterone/Salt-Induced Hypertensive Rats
Hypertension, April 1, 2004; 43(4): 841 - 848.
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K. T. Weber
From Inflammation to Fibrosis: A Stiff Stretch of Highway
Hypertension, April 1, 2004; 43(4): 716 - 719.
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Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone SystemHome page
F. K Shieh, E. Kotlyar, and F. Sam
Aldosterone and cardiovascular remodelling: focus on myocardial failure
Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, March 1, 2004; 5(1): 3 - 13.
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S. Arima, K. Kohagura, H.-L. Xu, A. Sugawara, A. Uruno, F. Satoh, K. Takeuchi, and S. Ito
Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide Modulates Vascular Action of Aldosterone in Renal Arteriole
Hypertension, February 1, 2004; 43(2): 352 - 357.
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HypertensionHome page
F. Aguilar, M. Lo, B. Claustrat, J. M. Saez, J. Sassard, and J. Y. Li
Hypersensitivity of the Adrenal Cortex to Trophic and Secretory Effects of Angiotensin II in Lyon Genetically-Hypertensive Rats
Hypertension, January 1, 2004; 43(1): 87 - 93.
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R. A. Ahokas, K. J. Warrington, I. C. Gerling, Y. Sun, L. A. Wodi, P. A. Herring, L. Lu, S. K. Bhattacharya, A. E. Postlethwaite, and K. T. Weber
Aldosteronism and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Activation: A Neuroendocrine-Immune Interface
Circ. Res., November 14, 2003; 93 (10): e124 - e135.
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E. Ritz and V. Haxsen
Angiotensin II and Oxidative Stress: An Unholy Alliance
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., November 1, 2003; 14(11): 2985 - 2987.
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B. Pitt
Aldosterone Blockade in Patients With Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Circulation, October 14, 2003; 108(15): 1790 - 1794.
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Z. Ungvari, A. Csiszar, A. Huang, P. M. Kaminski, M. S. Wolin, and A. Koller
High Pressure Induces Superoxide Production in Isolated Arteries Via Protein Kinase C-Dependent Activation of NAD(P)H Oxidase
Circulation, September 9, 2003; 108(10): 1253 - 1258.
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A. Schafer, D. Fraccarollo, S. K Hildemann, P. Tas, G. Ertl, and J. Bauersachs
Addition of the selective aldosterone receptor antagonist eplerenone to ACE inhibition in heart failure: effect on endothelial dysfunction
Cardiovasc Res, June 1, 2003; 58(3): 655 - 662.
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