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World J Hepatol. Jun 18, 2017; 9(17): 781-790
Published online Jun 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i17.781
Angiotensin II or epinephrine hemodynamic and metabolic responses in the liver of L-NAME induced hypertension and spontaneous hypertensive rats
Debora Conte Kimura, Marcia Regina Nagaoka, Durval Rosa Borges, Maria Kouyoumdjian
Debora Conte Kimura, Maria Kouyoumdjian, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, Experimental Hepatology Laboratory, São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil
Marcia Regina Nagaoka, Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Experimental Hepatology Laboratory, Santos 11015-020, Brazil
Durval Rosa Borges, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Experimental Hepatology Laboratory, São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil
Author contributions: Kimura DC contributed to the study in the areas of data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation, as well as revision and final approval of the paper; Borges DR made substantial contributions to the study; Nagaoka MR and Kouyoumdjian M contributed to study conception and design, analysis and interpretation, and paper preparation, revision, and final approval; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, No. FAPESP, 2011/13974-8; and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).
Institutional review board statement: Approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of UNIFESP.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All procedures involving animals were reviewed and approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of UNIFESP, protocol number: (CEP 1455/09).
Conflict-of-interest statement: To the best of our knowledge, no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are avaiable.
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Correspondence to: Maria Kouyoumdjian, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, Experimental Hepatology Laboratory, Rua Botucatu 862 (Edifício José Leal Prado), São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil. mariak.bioq@epm.br
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Received: December 15, 2016
Peer-review started: December 19, 2016
First decision: March 28, 2017
Revised: April 28, 2017
Accepted: May 18, 2017
Article in press: May 19, 2017
Published online: June 18, 2017
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Core tip: Angiotensin (Ang)II and epinephrine (Epi) induce hemodynamic and metabolic responses in a normal liver. These responses are altered in different ways in two models of hypertension. We observed that inhibition of NO production seems to be involved in the hepatic hemodynamic and metabolic effects induced by Epi but not by AngII. Furthermore, diminished glucose release induced by AngII in spontaneously hypertensive rat is not related to glycogen content, but might be due to the glycogen phosphorylase activation by AngII.