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Renal epoxyeicosatrienoic acid synthesis during pregnancy

¹Department of Physiology, ²Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, and ³Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912

Submitted 7 May 2004 ; accepted in final form 14 September 2004

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which belong to cytochrome P-450 (CYP)-derived eicosanoids, have been implicated to vasodilate renal arterioles, inhibit sodium transport in the nephron, and regulate blood pressure in several animal models. Because pregnancy is associated with changes of blood pressure, the aim of this study was to examine whether renal EET synthesis is altered and whether EETs are involved in blood pressure regulation during pregnancy in rats. Renal microsomal epoxygenase activity increased by 47, 97, and 63% on days 6, 12, and 19 of gestation, respectively. The elevation of epoxygenase activity during pregnancy was associated with an increase in CYP2C11, CYP2C23, and CYP2J2 protein expression on days 6, 12, and 19 of gestation. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis showed that renal tubular CYP2C11, CYP2C23, and CYP2J2 expression was significantly increased in pregnant rats on days 6, 12, and 19 of gestation. Administration of 6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanoic acid (PPOH), a selective epoxygenase inhibitor, caused a dose-dependent inhibition of microsomal expoxygenase activity without a significant effect on -hydroxylase activity in female rats. Interestingly, administration of PPOH (20 mg·kg^–1·day^–1 for 4 days starting on day 15 of pregnancy) increased blood pressure by 21 mmHg and caused a significant decrease in the body weight of fetal pups (1.3 ± 0.08 g in control vs. 1.1 ± 0.06 g in PPOH). Moreover, PPOH treatment significantly decreased renal microsomal epoxygenase activity and the expression of CYP2C11, CYP2C23, and CYP2J in pregnant rats. This study demonstrates that EET synthesis in the kidney is elevated during pregnancy, and CYP2C11, 2C23, and CYP2J2 are responsible for the change of renal EET synthesis. The inhibition results demonstrate that the downregulation of renal epoxygenase activity by PPOH causes hypertension in pregnant rats. This study suggests that EETs may contribute to the control of blood pressure during pregnancy.

blood pressure; cytochrome P-450; epoxyeicosatrienoic acids

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