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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Western blot analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE1 (a)), ACE2 (b), or glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP 78 (c)) protein expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in sham hemorrhage (S-HEM), HEM, and HEM plus treatment with captopril (Cap), diminazene aceturate (DIZE), 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA), or tunicamycin (TM) before angiotensin II infusion. Representative Western blots of ACE1, ACE2, GRP 78, and β-actin and analyzed results showed the change in ACE1, ACE2, or GRP 78 protein expression, which was normalized with β-actin in the PVN ( vs. S-HEM rats; # vs. HEM rats).
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