Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway

Background Irisin, as a myokine, plays a protective role against cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis and hypertension. However, whether irisin attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension and the related underlying mechanisms is unknown.Methods Male Dahl salt-resistant...

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Main Authors: Jie Mao, Xiaocui Zhang, Chunxiang Wang, Suying Peng
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10641963.2024.2402258
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Xiaocui Zhang
Chunxiang Wang
Suying Peng
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Suying Peng
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description Background Irisin, as a myokine, plays a protective role against cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis and hypertension. However, whether irisin attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension and the related underlying mechanisms is unknown.Methods Male Dahl salt-resistant (DSR) and Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) (12 weeks) rats were fed a high salt diet (8% NaCl) with or without irisin treatment by intraperitoneal injection for 8 weeks.Results Compared with DSR rats, DSS rats showed higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), impaired natriuresis and diuresis and renal dysfunction. In addition, it was accompanied by downregulation of renal p-AMPKα and upregulation of renal RAC1 and nuclear mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Irisin intervention could significantly up-regulated renal p-AMPKα level and down-regulated renal RAC1-MR signal, thereby improving renal sodium excretion and renal function, and ultimately reducing blood pressure in DSS rats. Ex vivo treatment with irisin reduced the expression of RAC1 and nuclear MR in primary renal distal convoluted tubule cells from DSS rats and the effects of irisin were abolished by cotreatment of compound C (AMPK inhibitor), indicating that the regulation of RAC1-MR signals by irisin depended on the activation of AMPK.Conclusions Irisin administration lowered salt-sensitive hypertension through regulating RAC1-MR signaling via activation of AMPK, which may be a promising therapeutic approach for salt-sensitive hypertension.
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spelling doaj-art-5c9b33bc083f45dd87c9422b42df669b2025-08-20T02:49:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupClinical and Experimental Hypertension1064-19631525-60062024-12-0146110.1080/10641963.2024.2402258Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathwayJie Mao0Xiaocui Zhang1Chunxiang Wang2Suying Peng3Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Fuling Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Nephrology, Chongqing Fuling Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Animal Center, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Nephrology, Chongqing Fuling Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaBackground Irisin, as a myokine, plays a protective role against cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis and hypertension. However, whether irisin attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension and the related underlying mechanisms is unknown.Methods Male Dahl salt-resistant (DSR) and Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) (12 weeks) rats were fed a high salt diet (8% NaCl) with or without irisin treatment by intraperitoneal injection for 8 weeks.Results Compared with DSR rats, DSS rats showed higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), impaired natriuresis and diuresis and renal dysfunction. In addition, it was accompanied by downregulation of renal p-AMPKα and upregulation of renal RAC1 and nuclear mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Irisin intervention could significantly up-regulated renal p-AMPKα level and down-regulated renal RAC1-MR signal, thereby improving renal sodium excretion and renal function, and ultimately reducing blood pressure in DSS rats. Ex vivo treatment with irisin reduced the expression of RAC1 and nuclear MR in primary renal distal convoluted tubule cells from DSS rats and the effects of irisin were abolished by cotreatment of compound C (AMPK inhibitor), indicating that the regulation of RAC1-MR signals by irisin depended on the activation of AMPK.Conclusions Irisin administration lowered salt-sensitive hypertension through regulating RAC1-MR signaling via activation of AMPK, which may be a promising therapeutic approach for salt-sensitive hypertension.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10641963.2024.2402258Irisinsalt-sensitive hypertensionRAC1aldosterone receptorAMPK
spellingShingle Jie Mao
Xiaocui Zhang
Chunxiang Wang
Suying Peng
Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Irisin
salt-sensitive hypertension
RAC1
aldosterone receptor
AMPK
title Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
title_full Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
title_fullStr Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
title_full_unstemmed Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
title_short Irisin mitigates salt-sensitive hypertension via regulating renal AMPK-Rac1 pathway
title_sort irisin mitigates salt sensitive hypertension via regulating renal ampk rac1 pathway
topic Irisin
salt-sensitive hypertension
RAC1
aldosterone receptor
AMPK
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10641963.2024.2402258
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