| Literature DB >> 12132650 |
Akira Niijima1, Tomoko Okui, Yasuo Matsumura, Toshihiko Yamano, Nobuo Tsuruoka, Yoshinobu Kiso, Katsuya Nagai.
Abstract
The effects of L-carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) on the neural activity of the renal sympathetic nerve and on DOCA-salt hypertension in rats were examined. Intravenous injection of 1 microg L-carnosine inhibited renal sympathetic nerve activity in urethane-anesthetized animals, and a diet containing 0.0001% or 0.001% L-carnosine decreased blood pressure elevation in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. Since L-carnosine is mainly synthesized in the skeletal muscles of mammals, it is not unreasonable to postulate that L-carnosine is an endogenous factor controlling the blood pressure in a manner possibly antagonistic to the obesity-associated hypertensive effect of leptin.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12132650 DOI： 10.1016/s1566-0702(02)00048-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Auton Neurosci ISSN： 1566-0702 Impact factor: 3.145