Why the study?
Does central blockade of MR or AT1R reduce blood pressure in male rats with aldosterone- or angiotensin II-induced hypertension?
Population
Male rats with aldosterone- and angiotensin II-induced hypertension
Comparison
Intracerebroventricular infusions of… vs Scrambled siRNA or control conditions
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Central MR/AT1R blockade attenuates experimental hypertension in rats; leaves open relevance to human hypertension.
Does central blockade of MR or AT1R reduce blood pressure in male rats with aldosterone- or angiotensin II-induced hypertension?
Angiotensin II and aldosterone interact centrally in a mutually cooperative manner to induce hypertension, a process involving increased central reactive oxygen species and sympathetic outflow.
Xue et al. (2010) studied this question.