Spontaneously hypertensive rats exhibit supersensitivity to the hypertensive and hyperthermic effects of thyrotropin releasing hormone |
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Authors: | M Bansinath S Das H N Bhargava |
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Abstract: | The effect of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) on colonic temperature and systolic blood pressure of age-matched spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats was determined. Administration of TRH produced dose-dependent increases in body temperature and systolic blood pressure. TRH-induced changes in both responses were of greater magnitude in SHR rats compared to WKY rats. The results provide the first evidence that SHR rats exhibit supersensitivity to non-neuroendocrinological effects of TRH and that TRH may play a role in the pathophysiology of elevated blood pressure. |
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