Effects of D-Polymannuronic Sulfate on Serum Nitric Oxide Levels and Plasma Endothelin -1 and Angiotensin ⅡContents in Renovascular Hypertensive Rats (SeriesⅡ)
The effects of D-polymannuronic sulfate (DPS) on the serum nitric oxide levels and plasma Endothelin-1 and Angiotensin Ⅱcontents were studied in renovascular hypertensive rats [two-kidney one clip,Goldbtatt(2-K1C)].In the prophylactic experiment in which thee ffects of DPS given orally at doses of 12.50,25.00 and 50.00mg/kg once daily for five weeks simultaneously with the initiation of the establishment of renovascular hypertensive model were evaluated.Serum nitric oxide (NO)was determined with nitric oxide kit while plasma Angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ) and Endothelin-1 (ET-1)were measured by radioimmunoassay.Captopril (14mg/kg),an Angiotensin Ⅱ inhibitor,was served as a positive agent. The results showed that DPS could produce a dose-dependent effect on increased serum nitric oxide levels and decreased Endothelin-1 contents,whereas the inhibitory effect of DPS on plasma Angiotensin Ⅱcontents was not found in a dose-dependent manner. It implicates that the mechanisms underlying the antihypertensive effects of DPS might be associated with its actions on increasing the synthesis or release of NO and decreasing the production of AngⅡandET-1 in vivo.