Impaired myogenic response and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow is rescued in CYP4a1 transgenic Dahl salt-sensitive rat

Fan Fan, Aron M. Geurts, Sydney R. Murphy, Mallikarjuna R. Pabbidi, Howard J. Jacob, Richard J. Roman

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Abstract

We have reported that a reduction in renal production of 20-HETE contributes to development of hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats. The present study examined whether 20-HETE production is also reduced in the cerebral vasculature of SS rats and whether this impairs the myogenic response and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF). The production of 20-HETE, the myogenic response of middle cerebral arteries (MCA), and autoregulation of CBF were compared in SS, SS-5BN rats and a newly generated CYP4A1 transgenic rat. 20-HETE production was 6-fold higher in cerebral arteries of CYP4A1 and SS-5BN than in SS rats. The diameter of the MCA decreased to 70 ± 3% to 65 ± 6% in CYP4A1 and SS-5BN rats when pressure was increased from 40 to 140 mmHg. In contrast, the myogenic response of MCA isolated from SS rats did not constrict. Administration of a 20-HETE synthesis inhibitor, HET0016, abolished the myogenic response of MCA in CYP4A1 and SS-5BN rats but had no effect in SS rats. Autoregulation of CBF was impaired in SS rats compared with CYP4A1 and SS-5BN rats. Blood-brain barrier leakage was 5-fold higher in the brain of SS rats than in SS-5BN and SS.CYP4A1 rats. These findings indicate that a genetic deficiency in the formation of 20-HETE contributes to an impaired myogenic response in MCA and autoregulation of CBF in SS rats and this may contribute to vascular remodeling and cerebral injury following the onset of hypertension.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R379-R390
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
Volume308
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Autoregulation of cerebral blood flow
  • CYP4A
  • Cerebral circulation
  • Middle cerebral artery
  • Myogenic response

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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