Plasminogen Deficiency and Amiloride Mitigate Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension in Type 1 Diabetic Mice Suggesting Effects Through the Epithelial Sodium Channel

Henrik Andersen, Maria Hoj Hansen, Kristian B. Buhl, Mette Staehr, Ulla G. Friis, Camilla Enggaard, Shanya Supramaniyam, Ida K. Lund, Per Svenningsen, Pernille B. L. Hansen, Boye L. Jensen*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

    Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelForskningpeer review

    12 Citationer (Scopus)
    12 Downloads (Pure)

    Abstract

    Background

    Diabetic nephropathy is a common diabetes mellitus complication associated with hypertension, proteinuria, and excretion of urinary plasmin that activates the epithelial sodium channel, ENaC, in vitro. Here we hypothesized that the deletion of plasminogen and amiloride treatment protect against hypertension in diabetes mellitus.

    Methods and Results

    Male plasminogen knockout (plasminogen-deficient [Plg(-/-)]) and wild-type mice were rendered diabetic with streptozotocin. Arterial blood pressure was recorded continuously by indwelling catheters before and during 10 days of angiotensin II infusion (ANGII; 30-60 ng/kg per minute). The effect of amiloride infusion (2 mg/kg per day, 4 days) was tested in wild-type, diabetic ANGII-treated mice. Streptozotocin increased plasma and urine glucose concentrations and 24-hour urine albumin and plasminogen excretion. Diabetic Plg(-/-) mice displayed larger baseline albuminuria and absence of urine plasminogen. Baseline mean arterial blood pressure did not differ between groups. Although ANGII elevated blood pressure in wild-type, diabetic wild-type, and Plg(-/-) control mice, ANGII did not change blood pressure in diabetic Plg(-/-) mice. Compared with ANGII infusion alone, wild-type ANGII-infused diabetic mice showed blood pressure reduction upon amiloride treatment. There was no difference in plasma renin, ANGII, aldosterone, tissue prorenin receptor, renal inflammation, and fibrosis between groups. Urine from wild-type mice evoked larger amiloride-sensitive current than urine from Plg(-/-) mice with or without diabetes mellitus. Full-length gamma-ENaC and alpha-ENaC subunit abundances were not changed in kidney homogenates, but the 70 kDa gamma-ENaC cleavage product was increased in diabetic versus nondiabetic mice.

    Conclusions

    Plasmin promotes hypertension in diabetes mellitus with albuminuria likely through the epithelial sodium channel.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Artikelnummer016387
    TidsskriftJournal of the American Heart Association
    Vol/bind9
    Udgave nummer23
    Sider (fra-til)1-36
    Antal sider36
    ISSN2047-9980
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2020

    Citationsformater