タナカ　ヨシオ   Tanaka Yoshio   田中　芳夫    所属   東邦大学  薬学部 薬学科    職種   教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Acute effects of intravenous administration of polyunsaturated fatty acids on blood pressure and heart rate in U46619- and noradrenaline-infused rats.
掲載誌名	正式名：British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 略　 称：Br J Pharmaceu Res ISSNコード：22312919
掲載区分	国外
出版社	SCIENCEDOMAIN international
巻・号・頁	15(3),pp.1-12
著者・共著者	Chino D†, Yuda S†, Suzuki Y†, Hatsuyama F†, Sato K, Obara K†, Tanaka Y＊
担当区分	最終著者,責任著者
発行年月	2017/03
概要	Experimental studies and epidemiological surveys have indicated that chronic oral administration of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) docosahexaenoic (DHA) or eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients. However, few reports have described the acute blood pressure lowering effects of these PUFAs. In this study, we determined the acute effects of DHA and EPA on blood pressure of rats with increased blood pressure resulting from continuous injection of pressor substances. U46619 (a TXA2 receptor agonist) and noradrenaline (NA) were continuously infused (500 μg/kg/h each) into urethane-anesthetized male Wistar rats and produced sustained elevated mean blood pressure (MBP). In both U46619- and NA-infused rats, bolus administration of DHA (3–30 mg/kg, i.v.) reduced blood pressure in a dose-dependent manner, although the MBP reduction was greater in U46619-infused rats. Similarly, administration of EPA (3–30 mg/kg, i.v.) also induced a greater reduction in MBP of U46619-infused rats. In contrast, bolus administration of linoleic acid (3–30 mg/kg, i.v.), an n-3 type unsaturated fatty acid, failed to reduce blood pressure in all drug-infused rats. Finally, administration of the nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside (0.3–100 μg/kg, i.v.) showed a similar blood pressure drop in all drug-infused rats. These findings clearly indicate that both DHA and EPA induce acute blood pressure reduction in anesthetized rats, and suggest that the blood pressure drop is mediated via the TXA2 receptor. These characteristic blood pressure lowering effects of these PUFAs are likely to be useful for prevention and treatment of hypertension.