Research Article

Controlled Hemorrhage Sensitizes Angiotensin II-Elicited Hypertension through Activation of the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System Independently of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

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Pressor effect (a, b) and heart rate (HR) changes (c, d) induced by angiotensin (Ang) II in sham hemorrhage (S-HEM), HEM, and HEM plus treatment with either 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) or tunicamycin (TM) rats. Activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) by TM resulted in sensitization of Ang II-induced hypertension. However, the sensitized hypertensive response in HEM rats was not attenuated by blockade of ER stress by 4-PBA treatment. Baseline recordings are denoted by C’s (-7/group; vs. baseline; # vs. S-HEM rats).
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