ANP gene delivery significantly decreased the stroke mortality rate in Dahl salt-sensitive rats from 54% to 17% at 3 weeks and from 70% to 50% at 4 weeks compared with control virus.
Does ANP gene delivery reduce stroke mortality in Dahl salt-sensitive rats on a high salt diet?
ANP gene delivery significantly reduces blood pressure, aortic hypertrophy, and stroke-induced mortality in a salt-sensitive rat model.
Absolute Event Rate: 17% vs 54%
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a powerful hormone with hypotensive, natriuretic, diuretic, and many other beneficial effects. Direct infusion of ANP in therapeutics has limited success because of its short half-life in the circulation. Our previous studies have shown that ANP gene delivery attenuates hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl-SS) rats. To investigate the potential therapeutic value of ANP gene delivery on salt-induced stroke and cerebrovascular disorders, an adenovirus harboring the human ANP gene (Ad.RSV-cANP) was injected into Dahl-SS rats on a high salt diet. A single intravenous injection of the ANP gene caused a significant reduction of blood pressure that lasted for more than 3 weeks. A maximal blood pressure reduction of 28 mm Hg was observed 2 weeks after gene delivery as compared with that of control rats injected with adenovirus harboring the LacZ gene under the control of the Rous sarcoma virus promoter (Ad.RSV-LacZ). Immunoreactive human ANP can be detected in the heart, lung, kidney, and brain of rats after gene delivery. The stroke mortality rate of Dahl-SS rats was significantly decreased (from 54% to 17% at 3 weeks and from 70% to 50% at 4 weeks after ANP gene delivery as compared with rats injected with control virus). ANP gene delivery also significantly attenuates salt-induced aortic hypertrophy as evidenced by reduced thickness of the aortic wall. This is the first study to demonstrate the potential of ANP gene delivery in reducing the mortality rate caused by cerebrovascular disorders and stroke. Successful application of this technology may have potential value in treating individuals with a high risk of stroke.
Lin et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Salt-induced stroke and cerebrovascular disorders. Adenovirus harboring the human ANP gene (Ad.RSV-cANP) vs. Adenovirus harboring the LacZ gene (Ad.RSV-LacZ) was evaluated on Stroke mortality rate at 3 weeks. ANP gene delivery significantly decreased the stroke mortality rate in Dahl salt-sensitive rats from 54% to 17% at 3 weeks and from 70% to 50% at 4 weeks compared with control virus.
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