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Genetically hypertensive animals are characterized by greater thermosensitivity and overexpression of heat shock proteins (HSP) upon thermal stimulation. We examined HSP72 expression under conditions of brief coronary occlusion or thermal stimulation, and the effects of the severity of these stimuli and of myocardial hypertrophy on the expression in hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto rat (WKY) groups, A snare was created around the left coronary artery in the SHR (n=16) and WKY (n=19) groups. In 7 WKY rats, the ascending aorta was banded and a snare was created simultaneously (WKY-AoB). By tying the snare, 4 weeks later, we applied 5- or 10-min coronary occlusion without opening the chest. For thermal stimulation, the SHR (n=13) and WKY (n=11) rats were placed in a 42°C chamber for 15 or 40 min. The mRNA or protein level was estimated 1 or 24h after stimulation. In the SHR vs WKY groups, the mRNA and protein levels were higher after 5-min occlusion or 15-min thermal stimulation. After 10-min occlusion or 40-min thermal stimulation the difference was no longer observed. The overexpression was not observed in the WKY-AoB group despite the presence of hypertrophy similar to that seen in the SHR group (3.11±0.11 vs 3.20±0.06 mg/g in left ventricular weight/body weight). The HSP72 was overexpressed in hearts of genetically hypertensive animals after brief ischemia. Differential expression between the two groups was observed after mild stimuli, but not after more severe stimuli. Cardiac hypertrophy was not a major factor for determining the overexpression of HSP72.
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Iwabuchi, K., Tajima, M. & Isoyama, S. Heat shock protein expression in hearts hypertrophied by genetic and nongenetic hypertension. Heart Vessels 13, 30–39 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02750641
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