Two New Wistar-Kyoto Rat Strains in which Hypertension and Hyperactivity are Expressed Separately
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part A: Theory and Practice
- Vol. 13 (5), 939-945
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10641969109042099
Abstract
Two inbred strains have been developed from a cross between SHR and WKY. WK-HTs are hypertensive but not hyperactive, and WK-HAs are hyperactive but normotensive. Together with SHR (that express both traits) and WKY (expressing neither trait) we used four strains to follow correlations of biological changes with the expression of hyperactivity or hypertension. We show that the well known sympathetic hyperreactivity of SHRs to acute stress is associated with the hyperactivity trait and not the hypertension among the four strains. Similarly, the well known ventricular hypertrophy in SHRs is more prominent among the hyperactive strains than the hypertensives. Examination of regional brain amine levels revealed an imbalance in forebrain serotonin transmission in the hyperactive strains, and no significant correlations with hypertension. On the other hand, neuropeptides in brainstem and spinal cord revealed a decrease, in hypertension, in neuropeptide Y and PNMT content of terminals of C1 fibers that innervate the spinal cord sympathetic outflow. Also, the two hypertensive strains showed increased TRH-and proctolin-like immunoreactivity in fibers that innervate the C1 cells in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. These findings illustrate the unique advantage provided by WK-HA and WK-HT strains as additional controls for SHRs in studying hypertension and hyperactivity.Keywords
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