Purpose:To evaluate the effects of L-arginine oral supplementation in spontaneously hypertensive pregnant rats (SHR). Methods: Thirty SHR and ten Wistar-EPM-1 virgin female rats were used in the study. Before randomization, females were caged with males of the same strain (3:1). Pregnancy was confirmed by sperm-positive vaginal smear (Day 0). Wistar-EPM-1 rats served as counterpart control (C-1). SHR rats were randomized in 4 groups (n=10): Group Control 2, non-treated rats; Group L-Arginine treated with L-arginine 2%; Group Alpha-methyldopa treated with Alpha-methyldopa 33mg/Kg; Group L-Arginine+Alpha-methyldopa treated with L-arginine 2%+Alpha-methyldopa 33mg/Kg. L-arginine 2% solution was offered ad libitum in drinking water and Alpha-methyldopa was administered by gavage twice a day during the length of pregnancy (20 days). Blood pressure was measured by tailcuff plethysmography on days 0 and 20. Body weight was measured on days 0, 10 and 20. Results were expressed as mean ± SD (Standard Deviation). One-Way ANOVA/Tukey (or KruskalWallis/Dunn, as appropriate) was used for group comparisons. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results: There was no significant weight gain in isolated L-arginine treated SHR. Mean blood pressure decreased in L-argininetreated SLR compared with untreated-SHR rats. Conclusion: L-arginine oral supplementation reduces blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats during pregnancy. Key words: Arginine. Pregnancy, Animal. Animals, Outbred Strains. Rats. RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos da oferta oral de L-arginina em ratas prenhas espontaneamente hipertensivas (SHR). Métodos:30 SHR e 10 Wistar-EPM-1 ratas virgens foram utilizadas no estudo. Antes da distribuição, as fêmeas foram acasaladas com machos da mesma linhagem (3:1); a prenhez foi confirmada pela presença de espermatozóides no esfregaço vaginal. As ratas Wistar-EPM-1 foram utilizadas como controles. As ratas SHR foram aleatoriamente distribuídas em 4 grupos (n=10): Grupo Controle-2, não-tratado; Grupo L-Arginina, tratado com L-arginina; Grupo Alfa-metildopa, tratado com alfametildopa; Grupo L-Arginina+Alfa-metildopa, tratado com arginina+Alfa-metildopa. L-arginina (2%) foi oferecida ad libitum na água de beber e a Alfa-metildopa (33 mg/Kg) foi administrada por gavagem, duas vezes ao dia, durante toda a prenhez (20 dias). Aferição da pressão arterial (PA) foi realizada por pletismografia da cauda, nos dias 0 e 20 e dos pesos nos dias 0-10-20. Resultados foram expressos como média±DP (Desvio Padrão). Testes estatísticos apropriados (ANOVA unidirecional/Tukey ou Kruskal-Walli/Dunn) foram utilizados para comparações intergrupais. P<0,05 foi considerado significante. Resultados: Não houve ganho de peso significante nas ratas tratadas com L-arginina. A PA média diminuiu no Grupo L-Arginina comparado ao Grupo Controle-2. Conclusão: A oferta oral de L-arginina reduz a PA em ratas SBP durante a prenhez. Descritores: Arginina. Prenhez. Animais de Cepas não Consangüíneas. Ratos.
, propondo-se prolongar a gestação na expectativa de que a maturidade pulmonar seja atingida, aumentando com isso a sobrevida pós-na-
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