Effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan on cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial histone deacetylase expression in rats with aortic constriction

  • Authors:
    • Wei‑Ping Xu
    • Tong‑Qing Yao
    • Yi‑Bo Jiang
    • Mao‑Zhen Zhang
    • Yue‑Peng Wang
    • Ying Yu
    • Jing‑Xiang Li
    • Yi‑Gang Li
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  • Published online on: March 20, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2374
  • Pages: 2225-2228
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to observe the myocardial expression of members of the histone deacetylase (HDAC) family (HDAC2, HDAC5 and HDAC9) in rats with or without myocardial hypertrophy (MH) in the presence and absence of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan. Adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups (n=6/group): Sham‑operated control rats, treated with distilled water (1 ml/day) through gavage; rats with MH (established through aortic constriction), treated with distilled water (1 ml/day) through gavage; and MH + valsartan rats, treated with 20 mg/kg/day valsartan through gavage. Treatments commenced one day after surgery and continued for eight weeks. Body weight (BW), heart weight (HW) and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels were determined, and the myocardial expression of HDAC2, HDAC5 and HDAC9 was analyzed through a reverse transcription semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The BWs of the rats in the three groups were similar at baseline; however, after eight weeks the BW of the rats in the MH + valsartan group was significantly reduced compared with that of the MH rats. Furthermore, the HW/BW ratio and plasma ANP and BNP levels were increased, the myocardial HDAC2 expression was significantly upregulated and the HDAC5 and HDAC9 expression was significantly downregulated in the MH rats compared with those in the control rats; however, these changes were significantly attenuated by valsartan. Modulation of myocardial HDAC5, HDAC9 and HDAC2 expression may therefore be one of the anti‑hypertrophic mechanisms of valsartan in this rat MH model.
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Xu WP, Yao TQ, Jiang YB, Zhang MZ, Wang YP, Yu Y, Li JX and Li YG: Effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan on cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial histone deacetylase expression in rats with aortic constriction. Exp Ther Med 9: 2225-2228, 2015
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Xu, W., Yao, T., Jiang, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Yu, Y. ... Li, Y. (2015). Effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan on cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial histone deacetylase expression in rats with aortic constriction. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 2225-2228. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2374
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Xu, W., Yao, T., Jiang, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Yu, Y., Li, J., Li, Y."Effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan on cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial histone deacetylase expression in rats with aortic constriction". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.6 (2015): 2225-2228.
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Xu, W., Yao, T., Jiang, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Yu, Y., Li, J., Li, Y."Effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan on cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial histone deacetylase expression in rats with aortic constriction". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 6 (2015): 2225-2228. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2374