Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP) is speculated to be a characteristic in obesity-induced hypertension. To elucidate the influence of obesity on salt-sensitive hypertension, we examined the effect of fat loading on BP, renal damage, and their progression induced by salt excess in Dahl salt-sensitive (S) rats. High fat (HF: 45% fat diet: 8 weeks) diet increased BP with greater weight gain and visceral fat accumulation than low fat (10% fat) diet. In HF-fed rats, plasma glucose, plasma insulin, and urinary catecholamine increased, and urinary protein tended to be elevated. Moreover, excessive salt (8% salt diet: 8 weeks)-induced hypertension and proteinuria was accelerated in HF-fed rats. Therefore, fat loading increased BP in Dahl S rats possibly through insulin-resistance and sympathetic excitation. Moreover, fat loading accelerated salt-induced BP elevation and renal damage, suggesting excessive intake of both fat and salt, such as a civilized diet, exert the synergic harmful effects.
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Nagae, A., Fujita, M., Kawarazaki, H., Matsui, H., Ando, K., & Fujita, T. (2009). Effect of high fat loading in dahl salt-sensitive Rats. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 31(5), 451–461. https://doi.org/10.1080/10641960902825487
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