Experimental induction of salt-sensitive hypertension is associated with lymphocyte proliferative response to HSP70 (original) (raw)

Abstract

Renal tubulointerstitial inflammation is a constant feature of experimental models of hypertension and likely plays a role in the pathogenesis of salt-sensitive hypertension. We have previously raised the possibility that the immune cell infiltration is driven by a low grade autoimmune reactivity directed to or facilitated by renal heat shock protein over expression. The present studies were done to gain insight on possible cell-mediated immune mechanisms in experimental hypertension by determining the renal expression of HSP70 and the proliferation index of T lymphocytes cultured with HSP70. We studied male Sprague-Dawley rats with inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (n ¼ 6), protein overload (PO) proteinuria (n ¼ 7) and short-term angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion (n ¼ 5), and their corresponding control groups. Each model was associated with 2 to 4 fold increase (Po0.05-0.001) in renal HSP70 expression. T cells isolated from the spleens demonstrated a significant two-to nine-fold response compared to controls (Po0.05 or lower for each comparison) when cultured with HSP70. These studies suggest that autoimmunity to stress proteins is involved in the sustained low-grade inflammatory infiltration that occurs in the tubulointerstitial areas of the hypertensive kidney.

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