Role of digitalis-like substance in the hypertension of streptozotocin- induced diabetes and simulated weightlessness in rats

M. B. Pamnani*, S. Chen, F. J. Haddy, C. Yuan, Z. Mo

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Abstract

We have examined the role of plasma Na+-K+ pump inhibitor (SPI) in the hypertension of streptozotocin induced insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM) in reduced renal mass rats. The increase in blood pressure (BP) was associated with an increase in extracellular fluid volume (ECFV), and SPI and a decrease in myocardial Na+,K+ATPase (NKA) activity, suggesting that increased SPI, which inhibits cardiovascular muscle (CVM) cell NKA activity, may be involved in the mechanism of IDDM-hypertension. In a second study, using prolonged suspension resulted in a decrease in cardiac NKA activity, suggesting that cardiovascular deconditioning following space flight might in part result from insufficient SPI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)509-521
Number of pages13
JournalClinical and Experimental Hypertension
Volume20
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Endogenous digitalis-like substance
  • Hypertension
  • Rats
  • Reduced renal mass
  • Simulated weightlessness
  • Streptozotocin

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