#1755 Cardio-protective effect of soy proteins during long-term consumption of Cynomolgus Monkeys high-saline diet
Authors: Khasun Mokhamad , Beresneva Olga , Kulikov Aleksander , Ivanova Galina , Parastaeva Marina , Kucher Anatoly , Orlov Sergey 
Published: May 2024

Background and Aims

High salt intake is accompanied by the development of cardiovascular disorders, not always associated with an increase in blood pressure (BP). Recently, it has been found that the introduction of soy protein into the diet can have some nephroprotective and cardioprotective effects in chronic kidney disease. Considering the cardioprotective effect of soy proteins in chronic kidney disease, the question arose about the possibility of using soy proteins to neutralize the damaging effect of a high-salt diet on the cardiovascular system. This work aims to study the effect of long-term use of a diet high in NaCl and soy protein on myocardial remodeling in monkeys.

Method

The study was performed on male Macaca fascicularis. The animals were divided into three groups (6 animals each), comparable in weight and age (6-8 years, body weight - 5.15-9.7 kg). The control group received a standard diet (2 g NaCl/kg feed). The second was a high salt diet (8 g NaCl/kg feed), and the third was a high salt diet and SUPRO760 soy protein (200 g/kg feed). Echocardiography (EchoCG), registration of BP and heart rate were performed at baseline, after 4 and 12 months. EchoCG was performed with a sector transducer with a frequency of 3–5 MHz on the Chison SonoTouch 60 ultrasound system (China). EchoCG was performed in B_mode (two-dimensional scanning), M_mode (one-dimensional scanning), as well as in pulse and tissue Doppler modes. Statistical analysis was performed using parametric statistics: mixed ANOVA in comparing data from 3 study groups (with post hoc analysis using Tukey criterion) and single factor variance analysis for related samples in studying the dynamics of one or another index in each group during the 12-month follow-up. Differences were considered significant at p  &lt;  0.05.

Results

In animals of all three groups for 12 months, blood pressure (BPsis-109±10.09, BPdias – 60 ± 7.42 mm Hg) and heart rate (77 ± 12.61 min-1) did not change significantly (p&gt;0. 05). However, in macaques on a high-salt diet, deterioration in left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function was noted by the end of the study. Macaques of this group had a decrease in the LV shortening fraction (27.9±2.69%) and an increase in the thickness of the posterior wall of the LV in systole (0.69±0.039 cm), LV mass (19.60±2.83 g), compared with animals additionally receiving soy proteins (34.9±6.57%; 0.57 0.0559 cm; 14.86±2.94 g, respectively; all p &lt; 0.05). In addition, the monkeys receiving soy isolate did not differ from the control in these parameters. By the time the study was completed, the animals in this group had significantly increased the magnitude of systolic excursion of the mitral annulus plane, and signs of improvement in LV diastolic function appeared in the form of an increase in the maximum rate of excursion of the mitral valve fibrous annulus in early diastole, as well as a decrease in the E/e' ratio. The thickness of the interventricular septum also decreased (0.42±0.04 cm; in the high-salt group - 0.51±0.08 cm), which can be interpreted as a sign of positive myocardial remodeling.

Conclusion

Thus, high salt intake leads to adverse structural and functional disorders of the heart in cynomolgus monkeys, not associated with an increase in blood pressure. The inclusion of soy isolate in the diet reduces the negative effects of a high-salt diet on the cardiovascular system.