Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (49): 7943-7947.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.49.013

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Aerobic exercise affects c-Src mRNA expression and c-Src activity in aortic vascular endothelial cells of spontaneous hypertensive rat models   

Ren Cai-ling1, Qi Jie2, Zhang Jun2   

  1. 1Gannan Medical College, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi Province, China; 2Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
  • Revised:2014-09-26 Online:2014-11-30 Published:2014-11-30
  • Contact: Zhang Jun, Ph.D., Professor, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
  • About author:Ren Cai-ling, Master, Lecturer, Gannan Medical College, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Proto-oncogene c-Src plays an important role in regulating cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. At present, there were no studies concerning exercise intervention effects on c-Src expression in aortic endothelial cells so as to regulate hypertension.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of aerobic exercise on c-Src mRNA expression and c-Src activity in the aorta blood vessel endothelial cells of spontaneous hypertensive rats.
METHODS: A total of 8 male Wistar rats were considered as normal control group. Sixteen spontaneous hypertensive rats were randomly assigned to 8 rats as spontaneous hypertension group and 8 rats as spontaneous hypertension exercise group. Rats in the spontaneous hypertension exercise group carried on 90 minutes unloaded aerobic swimming every day, 6 days a week, for 8 weeks. The rats in the normal control group and spontaneous hypertension group did not swim. Blood pressure of rats was measured once a week. 8 weeks later, the c-Src mRNA expression and c-Src activity were determined in aortic vascular endothelial cells of rats in each group.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with spontaneous hypertension group, blood pressure was lower, but c-Src mRNA expression and c-Src activity were significantly higher in the spontaneous hypertension exercise group. The c-Src activity and c-Src mRNA expression were higher in the spontaneous hypertension exercise group than normal control group and spontaneous hypertension group (P < 0.01). Results indicated that aerobic exercise can promote the increase in c-Src activity and c-Src mRNA expression in aortic endothelial cells of spontaneous hypertensive rats.


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Key words:  hypertension, rats, inbred SHR, proto-oncogenes, genes, src

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