de Oliveira TL, Lincevicius GS, Shimoura CG, Simões-Sato AY, Garcia ML, T Bergamaschi C, R Campos R. Effects of renal denervation on cardiovascular, metabolic and renal functions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Life Sci 2021;
278:119534. [PMID:
33933461 DOI:
10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119534]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes promotes renal sympathetic hyperactivity, autonomic imbalance, and cardiovascular and renal dysfunction. Bilateral renal denervation (BRD) has emerged as a treatment for diabetes; however, the mechanisms that underlie the beneficial effects of BRD are unknown.
AIMS
The present study evaluated the effects of BRD on autonomic, cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal function in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
MAIN METHODS
Wistar rats were separated into three experimental groups: control (CTR), diabetic (DM), and diabetic that underwent BRD (DM BRD). BRD was performed two weeks after STZ-diabetes induction, the experiments were performed four weeks after DM induction. This study evaluated sympathetic vasomotor nerve activity in different territories (renal, lumbar and splanchnic), arterial baroreceptor reflex, metabolic and renal function.
KEY FINDINGS
BRD significantly reduced glycemia, glycosuria, albuminuria, and SGLT2 gene expression in the kidney in DM rats. Renal sympathetic nerve activity (rSNA) was significantly increased and splanchnic sympathetic nerve activity (sSNA) was significantly decreased in DM rats, without changes in lumbar sympathetic nerve activity (lSNA). BRD was able to normalize sSNA and significantly increase lSNA in DM rats compared to control rats. Additionally, cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity was impaired in DM rats, and BRD significantly improved baroreflex sensitivity.
SIGNIFICANCE
Our data suggest that renal nerves play an important role in autonomic, cardiovascular, and renal dysfunction in STZ-DM rats. Thus, sympathetic renal hyperactivity should be considered a possible therapeutic target in diabetic patients.
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