A study of prevention and regression of cardiac hypertrophy with a prolactin inhibitor in a biological model of ventricular hypertrophy caused by aorto caval fistulae in rat

Juan M. Vélez, Germán A. Chamorro, Claudia C. Calzada, Carlos A. Zuñiga, Juan J. Vélez, Esther Ocharán

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Abstract

Background The possibility of decreasing or reverting left ventricular hypertrophy and, therefore, cardiac hypertrophy (CH) is an important medical issue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate these two possibilities with a 3-week daily dose of captopril, losartan, or bromocriptine in a preventive or corrective model. Methods After aorto caval fistulae (ACF) surgery on adult male Wistar rats to induce CH, animals were assigned to the preventive protocol (drug treatment began immediately after surgery) or corrective protocol (hypertrophy was allowed to develop before drug treatment). After treatments, isoproterenol was administered to half of the animals to further induce CH. The groups included the passive control, the sham-operated animals, those with ACF surgery but without drug treatment, and the 3-week treatments with captopril, losartan, or the low or high dose of bromocriptine. Results Three treatments, with captopril, losartan, or the high dose of bromocriptine, significantly impeded/reverted an increase in CH-related parameters in the preventive/corrective model compared to the surgically treated group without drug treatment. The same effect was found after isoproterenol administration. The present results show an avoidance/reversion of CH with these three treatments. Better results were found with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (captopril) than with the prolactin inhibitor (bromocriptine). Conclusions Treatments with captopril, losartan, and the high dose of bromocriptine were effective in preventing/reversing the manifestation of CH in the preventive/corrective rat models. Further studies are needed to identify the initial mediator, the key component, and the molecular events involved in the pathogenesis of CH.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)357-367
Number of pages11
JournalCardiovascular Pathology
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2013

Keywords

  • Aorto caval fistulae
  • Cardiac hypertrophy
  • Cardiac remodeling
  • Heart failure
  • Left ventricular hypertrophy

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