Relaxin treatment in an Ang-II-based transgenic reeclamptic-rat model

Autor/innen

  • N. Haase
  • M. Golic
  • F. Herse
  • J. Rugor
  • D. Linz
  • M.E. Solano
  • D.N. Müller
  • R. Dechend

Journal

  • PLoS ONE

Quellenangabe

  • PLoS ONE 11 (3): e0150743

Zusammenfassung

  • Relaxin is a peptide related to pregnancy that induces nitric oxide-related and gelatinase-related effects, allowing vasodilation and pregnancy-related adjustments permitting parturition to occur. Relaxin controls the hemodynamic and renovascular adaptive changes that occur during pregnancy. Interest has evolved regarding relaxin and a therapeutic principle in preeclampsia and heart failure. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder, featuring hypertension, proteinuria and placental anomalies. We investigated relaxin in an established transgenic rat model of preeclampsia, where the phenotype is induced by angiotensin (Ang)-II production in mid pregnancy. We gave recombinant relaxin to preeclamtic rats at day 9 of gestation. Hypertension and proteinuria was not ameliorated after relaxin administration. Intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus was unaltered by relaxin. Heart-rate responses and relaxin levels documented drug effects. In this Ang-II-based model of preeclampsia, we could not show a salubrious effect on preeclampsia.


DOI

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150743