Description

Strain Information

Former Names BPL/1@J    (Changed: 15-DEC-04 ) Blood Pressure Low    (Changed: 15-DEC-04 ) Type Inbred Strain; Additional information on Inbred Strains. Mating System Sibling x Sibling         (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse H2 Haplotype b Generation F65+20 (22-JAN-08)

Appearance
misty toned gray
Related Genotype: unknown

Description
The hypertensive BPH/2 mice (Stock No. 003005) have elevated systolic blood pressures at five weeks and by 150 days differ from the BPL/1 by 60 mmHg. The BPH/2 strain has a higher heart rate, larger hearts and kidneys, and higher hematocrits than the BPL/1. It also has lower renin, aldosterone and angiotensin I levels compared to the BPL/1 and BPN/3 (Stock No. 003004). The original HBP (high blood pressures) and LBP (low blood pressure) selected lines showed a number of biochemical and physiological differences which have not been reexamined in the inbred strains. These include differences in brain catecholamines, calmodulin concentrations, heat sensitivity, alcohol preference, and longevity. The differences in longevity were striking. The hypotensive selected lines lived two to three hundred days longer, on average, than the hypertensive selected line. Biometrical genetic analysis suggested that three to five genes are responsible for the difference in blood pressure between the BPH/2 and BPL/1. A recent genome scan of an F2 from a BPH/2 x BPL/1 cross found three chromosome locations that cosegregated with blood pressure. Two of these sites were verified by candidate gene cosegregation: angiotensinogen on chromosome 8 and mouse kallikrein binding protein on chromosome 12.

Development
In 1964, a two-way selection program was initiated at the Jackson Laboratory to produce hypertensive and hypotensive mice. These colonies were moved to the University of Kansas in 1970, where the selection program continued for a total of 30 generations. The maximum divergence between the two selection lines, HBP and LBP, was 60 mmHg. Brother-sister matings followed the selection program to produce the inbred hypertensive BPH/2 and hypotensive BPL/1 strains. A non-selected control was maintained throughout the selection program; brother-sister matings from this line produced the BPN/3 normotensive strain. These three strains were returned to The Jackson Laboratory in 1997.

Control Information

	Control
	003004 BPN/3J
Considerations for Choosing Controls

Related Strains

Blood Pressure High, Low and Normal Strains

003005	BPH/2J
003004	BPN/3J

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Phenotype

Phenotype Information

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Phenotypic Data

Mouse Phenome Database
Festing Inbred Strain Characteristics: BPL/1

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Mammalian Phenotype Terms

      assigned by genotype

cardiovascular system phenotype

decreased heart rate (MGI Ref ID J:41893)

• BHP/2J mice have a heart rate more than 100 beats per minute faster than BPL/1J and the heart rate of BPN/3J is intermediate compared with these two related strains

decreased heart weight (MGI Ref ID J:41893)

• BPL/1J mice have a decreased heart weight relative to BPH/2J and BPN/3J

decreased systolic blood pressure (MGI Ref ID J:41893)

• systolic blood pressure of 69 +/- 1.7 mm HG at 4 to 15 weeks of age is much lower than that of normotensive BPN/3J or hypertensive BPH/2J

hematopoietic system phenotype

decreased hematocrit (MGI Ref ID J:41893)

• BPN/3J and BPL/1J mice have a lower hematocrit than BPH/2J mice

renal/urinary system phenotype

decreased kidney weight (MGI Ref ID J:41893)

• BPL/1J have lower kidney weights than BPH/2J or BPN/3J

behavior/neurological phenotype

abnormal behavior (MGI Ref ID J:49976)

• strain specific variations in intake of NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, and plain water are found between females of BPL/1J, BPH/2J, and BPN/3J inbred strains, but these differences fail to draw a correlation between hypertension and fluid or salt consumption

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Research Applications

This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:

Cardiovascular Research
Hypotension

Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

Currently there are no related genes or alleles for this strain.

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

This strain will not have a genotyping protocol or one is not currently available.

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Optimizing PCR Protocols

References

References

Selected Reference(s)

Bachmanov AA; Schlager G; Tordoff MG; Beauchamp GK. 1998. Consumption of electrolytes and quinine by mouse strains with different blood pressures. Physiol Behav 64(3):323-30. [PubMed: 9748100]  [MGI Ref ID J:49976]

Schlager G; Sides J. 1997. Characterization of hypertensive and hypotensive inbred strains of mice. Lab Anim Sci 47(3):288-92. [PubMed: 9241632]  [MGI Ref ID J:41893]

Wong C; Mahapatra NR; Chitbangonsyn S; Mahboubi P; Mahata M; Mahata SK; O'Connor DT. 2003. The angiotensin II receptor (Agtr1a): functional regulatory polymorphisms in a locus genetically linked to blood pressure variation in the mouse. Physiol Genomics 14(1):83-93. [PubMed: 12697907]  [MGI Ref ID J:86190]

Additional References

Schlager G. 1994. Biometrical genetic analysis of blood pressure level in the genetically hypertensive mouse. Clin Exp Hypertens 16(6):809-24. [PubMed: 7858561]  [MGI Ref ID J:21671]

Schlager G. 1974. Selection for blood pressure levels in mice. Genetics 76(3):537-49. [PubMed: 4833575]  [MGI Ref ID J:24609]

Health & husbandry

Health & Colony Maintenance Information

Animal Health Reports

Room Number           FGB27

Colony Maintenance

Mating System	Sibling x Sibling         (Female x Male)
Diet Information	LabDiet® 5K52/5K67

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Repository-Live. A collection of over 1000 strains maintained as live colonies. Individual colonies are sized to meet current customer demand. Delivery for orders of 10 mice or less ranges on average from one to eight weeks; mice are generally shipped between four to six weeks of age with a maximum shipping age of ~nine weeks. Colony sizes do not generally support stringent age specifications for large volumes of mice; however custom orders and larger quantities of mice are easily arranged. Estimated ship dates for all orders provided within 48 hours of order placement.

Supply Notes

Usually shipped between four and six weeks of age. This strain is included in the Special Mutant Stock Resource collection.

Control Information

	Control
	003004 BPN/3J
Considerations for Choosing Controls
USA, Canada and Mexico - Control Pricing Information for Genetically Engineered Mutant Strains.
International - Control Pricing Information for Genetically Engineered Mutant Strains.

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