Antihypertensive effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)

Conference · Tue Mar 04 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7085864

Lam, B K; Quilley, J; Hirai, A; Yoshida, S; Tamura, Y; Wong, P Y.K.

EPA ethyl ester (99.8% pure) was administered orally (300 mg/kg/d) to adult (25-wk-old) and young (11 1/2-wk-old) SHR rats for 2 weeks at which time systolic blood pressure (BP), platelet aggregation, glomerular leukotriene (LT)A/sub 4/ hydrolase activity, plasma renin activity (PRA), urinary levels of TxB/sub 2/ and 6-keto-PGF/sub 1..cap alpha../ and aortic conversion of (/sup 14/C)-AA to (/sup 14/C)-6-keto-PGF/sub 1..cap alpha../ were measured. EPA treatment decreased BP of adult SHR with established hypertension from 238.7 +/- 2 to 217 +/- 4 mmHg (M +/- SD, P < 0.001) and retarded the development of hypertension in young SHR rats (178 +/- 6 vs. 218 +/- 4 mmHg in controls, p < 0.001). Platelets showed decreased responsiveness to ADP (3 ..mu..M) and glomerular LTA/sub 4/ hydrolase activity was inhibited. PRA and urinary levels of TxB/sub 2/ and 6-keto-PGF/sub 1..cap alpha../ were not changed. Similarly, there was no change in aortic conversion of (/sup 14/C)-AA to (/sup 14/C)-6-keto-PGF/sub 1..cap alpha../ indicating that EPA treatment does not alter vascular cyclo-oxygenase activity. These results indicate that EPA treatment affects eicosanoid metabolism and cardiovascular function.

• Research Organization: New York Medical College, Valhalla
• OSTI ID: 7085864
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Journal Information: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 45:4; ISSN FEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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