出版社:American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要:Olive oil consumption leads to high monounsaturated fatty acidintake, especially oleic acid, and has been associated witha reduced risk of hypertension. However, the molecular mechanismsand contribution of its different components to lower bloodpressure (BP) require further evaluation. Here, we examinedwhether a synthetic, non-ß-oxidation-metabolizablederivative of oleic acid, 2-hydroxyoleic acid (2-OHOA), cannormalize BP in adult spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs)and whether its antihypertensive action involves cAMP-dependentprotein kinase A (PKA) and Rho kinase, two major regulatorsof vascular smooth muscle contraction. Oral administration of2-OHOA to SHRs induced sustained systolic BP decreases in atime-dependent (1–7 days) and dose-dependent (100–900mg/kg every 12 h) manner. After 7 days of treatment with 2-OHOA(600 mg/kg), the systolic BP of SHRs was similar to that ofnormotensive Wistar Kyoto rats, returning to its initial hypertensivelevel after withdrawal of 2-OHOA. This treatment strongly increasedthe protein expression of the catalytic and regulatory RI andRII PKA subunits as well as PKA activity in aortas from SHRs.Consistently, administration of the PKA inhibitor 8-bromo adenosine-3',5'-cyclicmonophosphorothioate, Rp isomer, to 2-OHOA-treated SHRs induceda pronounced reversal (up to 59%) of the antihypertensive effectof 2-OHOA. Additionally, 2-OHOA completely reversed the pathologicaloverexpression of aortic Rho kinase found in SHRs, suppressingthe vasoconstrictory Rho kinase pathway.Supplementary key words aorta • fatty acids • hypertension • signal transduction • cAMP-dependent protein kinases • spontaneously hypertensive rats