Open AccessImpairment on Cardiac Output and Blood Flow Adjustments to Exercise in L-NAME–induced Hypertensive Rats
Author(s) -
Kátia De Angelis,
Takashi Ogawa,
Íris Callado Sanches,
Rigatto Kv,
Krieger Em,
Irigoyen Mc
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1533-4023
pISSN - 0160-2446
DOI - 10.1097/01.fjc.0000210068.70076.e2
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , endocrinology , vasodilation , heart rate , nitric oxide , blood flow , cardiac output , basal (medicine) , hemodynamics , oxygen saturation , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry , insulin
The objective of the present study was to investigate cardiovascular adjustments at rest, during exercise, and 1 hour after exercise among nitric oxide (NO) blockade-induced hypertensive rats. Male Wistar rats (308 +/- 9 g) assigned as normotensive (n = 9) and hypertensive (N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, n = 11) underwent a bout of exercise. Arterial pressure (AP) and blood oxygen saturation were measured. Colored microspheres were used to evaluate blood flow and cardiac output (CO). Hypertensive rats (143 +/- 5 vs. 102 +/- 4 mmHg in normotensive rats), who presented reduced CO (57 +/- 6 vs. 102 +/- 7 mL/min in normotensive), also presented diminished blood flow in kidney, lung, and muscles at rest in comparison with normotensive rats. Exercise increased AP (20%), heart rate (40%), and CO (32%) among the normotensive rats, whereas the hypertensive rats presented an increased heart rate (40%) accompanied by a reduced venous oxygen saturation (45.5 +/- 2.1% vs. 75 +/- 0.7% in normotensive rats). Muscle vasodilatation, which was observed among the normotensive rats and is considered a hallmark adjustment to exercise, was not observed among the hypertensive rats. After a 1-hour interval from exercise most of the evaluated parameters returned to basal values. In conclusion, exercise did not cause an increase in CO, AP, or blood flow to skeletal muscle in hypertensive rats. However, it was associated with a significant increase in the arterio-venous oxygen content difference in NO-blocked rats, thus suggesting that hypertension associated with impairment in NO release induced different cardiovascular adjustments to exercise.