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      Effects of Chronic Beta-Aminoproprionitrile Treatment on Rat Carotid Artery

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          The effects of chronic treatment of young rats (initially 8 weeks old) with the collagen cross-linking inhibitor, beta-aminoproprionitrile (BAPN), on arterial wall properties were studied. BAPN was added to the drinking water for 8 weeks to produce intakes of 0, 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg/day. Systolic pressure of treated animals did not increase with age as rapidly as that of untreated controls. Weight gain of treated animals was inhibited at the highest (BAPN) treatment level. Passive stiffness of isolated, cylindrical segments of carotid arteries was decreased in BAPN-treated animals in a dose-dependent manner. BAPN treatment had no significant effect on the total collagen or elastin content (hydroxyproline) of carotid arteries. Values of maximum active force development to 10 µM norepinephrine plus 75 mM K<sup>+</sup> were decreased by BAPN treatment in a dose-dependent manner. There was no significant effect of BAPN treatment on total water content or its cellular and extracellular components in the carotid artery. The relative cell volume of carotid arteries was not altered by BAPN treatment, suggesting that the decreased force development was a characteristic of individual cells. These results suggest that BAPN treatment may decrease stiffness by altering secondary characteristics of the connective tissue matrix without affecting connective tissue content. The decreased maximum smooth muscle force development may be responsible for the blood pressure-lowering effects of BAPN.

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          Journal
          JVR
          J Vasc Res
          10.1159/issn.1018-1172
          Journal of Vascular Research
          S. Karger AG
          1018-1172
          1423-0135
          1988
          1988
          23 September 2008
          : 25
          : 2
          : 53-62
          Affiliations
          aBockus Research Institute, Graduate Hospital, and bDepartment of Physiology, Collagen Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., USA
          Article
          158719 Blood Vessels 1988;25:53–62
          10.1159/000158719
          30f02c90-2380-4779-86fe-9a712eae2d53
          © 1988 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 02 September 1986
          : 13 March 1987
          Page count
          Pages: 10
          Categories
          Research Paper

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Arterial smooth muscle,Collagen cross-linking,Force development,Blood pressure,Connective tissue

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