Objective To find out the protective effects of angiotensin Ⅱ recepter antagonist(ATRA)of Losartan and the calcium channel blockade(CCB)of Amlodipine on the SHR rat kidney. Methods The rats were divided into 3 groups,one group received Losartan(30 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ),another group Amlodipine(10 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ),for 3 months, while the control group received only water. All rats were tested for blood pressure(BP),proteinuria(UP),angiotensin(ATⅡ),endothelin(ET),kaluretic peptide(KP),atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP),aldosterone(Ald)and the pathological renal lesions,the expression of collagen Ⅳ(CoⅣ)and laminin(LM)were observed in SHR and Wistar kyoto(WKY)rats before and after the treatment. Results Losartan and Amlodipine not only significantly lowered the BP,24 h UP and pathological renal injuries,modulated the relaxation contraction of vascular substances in blood,but also significantly lessened the expression of CoⅣ and LM and ameliorated the glomerular sclerosis in SHR. Conclusions The modulation of Losartan and Amlodipine on the ratio of relaxative and contractive vascular substances in blood and on the extracellular matrix(ECM) metabolism through the ATⅡ, Ald and ET pathways may be one of the mechanism of ATRA and CCB on ameliorating the glomerular sclerosis.

In this experiment, we investigated with enzymological methods the mechanisms of increase in serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in rats fed with concentrated fish oil. The rats were fed with high fat diet (Group 1), high fat plus olive oil (Group 2) and high fat plus concentrated fish oil (Group 3) for 6 weeks respectively. The concentrated fish oil contained about 26% methyl-eicosapentaenoate (EPA-M) and 52% me-thyl-docosahexaenoate (DHA-M), and was given in 0.5ml/day for each animalThe results showed that HDL-C levels in the serum of rats fed with fish oil were markedly higher than Group 1 and 2 (p

The effects of fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5?-3; EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6?-3; DHA) on serum total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were investigated in experimental hypercholesterolemic rats. The fish oil contained about 15% EPA and 43% DHA. Each animal was given 1ml fish oil/day by intragastric feeding for 30 days. The results in twice experiments showed that TC concentration in the serum of rats fed fish oil was markedly decreased as compared to rats fed olive oil, but serum HDL-C elevated. Furthermore, the ratio of HDL-C to TC in the serum was also significantly elevated in rats fed fish oil.