The gut microbiota downregulates renal MAS1 through H3K9bu in high-fat diet-induced obesity-related hypertensive rats
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ABSTRACT: Obesity is a leading cause of primary hypertension in children, and a high-fat intake and the gut microbiota may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-related hypertension (OrHTN), but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we show that high-fat diet (HFD) feeding alters the gut microbiota composition in OrHTN rats, resulting in a reduced abundance of the butyrate-producing bacteria Ruminococcus and a subsequent decrease in plasma butyrate levels. Histone 3 lysine 9 butyrylation (H3K9bu) levels decreased in the kidneys of OrHTN rats, which downregulates the expression of the hypertension-related MAS1 gene. Furthermore, sodium butyrate affected H3K9bu modification levels in a concentration-dependent manner, with decreased H3K9bu and downregulated MAS1 expression at low concentrations in human proximal tubular epithelial cells. Our results suggest that a HFD contributes to the development of OrHTN by altering the gut microbiota and its metabolites, leading to the downregulation of H3K9bu and hypertension-related gene expression.
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
PROVIDER: GSE235898 | GEO | 2024/06/27
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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