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ABSTRACT: Objective
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury causes various severe heart diseases, including myocardial infarction. This study aimed to determine the therapeutic effect of atractylenolide I (ATR-I), which is an active ingredient isolated from Atractylodes macrocephala, on myocardial I/R injury.Methods
Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated to the five following groups (nine rats/group): control, I/R, and I/R?+?ATR-I preconditioning (10, 50, and 250 µg). The effects of ATR-I on rats with I/R injury were verified in cardiomyocytes with hypoxia/reoxygenation. Production of reactive oxygen species was determined. The proliferative ability of cardiomyocytes was detected using the bromodeoxyuridine assay. Mitochondrial membrane potential was measured using flow cytometry. Cellular apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry and the terminal dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labeling assay.Results
I/R and hypoxia/reoxygenation injury increased mitochondrial dysfunction and activated caspase-3 and Bax/B cell lymphoma 2 expression in vitro and in vivo. ATR-I pretreatment dose-dependently significantly attenuated myocardial apoptosis and suppressed oxidative stress as reflected by increased mitochondrial DNA copy number and superoxide dismutase activity, and decreased reactive oxygen species and Ca2+ content.Conclusion
ATR-I protects against I/R injury by protecting mitochondrial function and inhibiting activation of caspase-3.
SUBMITTER: Sun C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7923999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Caiqin C Zhang Xuesong X Yu Fei F Liu Chen C Hu Fangbin F Liu Li L Chen Jing J Wang Jue J
The Journal of international medical research 20210201 2
<h4>Objective</h4>Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury causes various severe heart diseases, including myocardial infarction. This study aimed to determine the therapeutic effect of atractylenolide I (ATR-I), which is an active ingredient isolated from <i>Atractylodes macrocephala</i>, on myocardial I/R injury.<h4>Methods</h4>Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated to the five following groups (nine rats/group): control, I/R, and I/R + ATR-I preconditioning (10, 50, and 250 µg). ...[more]