Xiayun Chang1, Kai Zhang2, Rui Zhou1, Fen Luo1, Lingpeng Zhu1, Jin Gao1, He He1, Tingting Wei1, Tianhua Yan3, Chunhua Ma1. 1. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China. 2. Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. 3. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: yantianhuabest@126.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: The current study was designed to investigate the protective role of salisroside on rats through the study of energy metabolism homeostasis and inflammation both in ex vivo and in vivo. METHODS: Energy metabolism homeostasis and inflammation injury were respectively assessed in global ischemia of isolated hearts and coronary artery ligated rats. RESULTS: Excessive release of cardiac enzymes and pro-inflammatory cytokines was inhibited by salidroside in coronary artery occlusion-induced rats. ST segment was also restored with the treatment of salidroside. Triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining (TTC) staining and pathological analysis showed that salidroside could significantly alleviate myocardial injury in vivo. Accumulated data in ex vivo indicated that salidroside improved heart function recovery, which was reflected by enhanced myocardial contractility and coronary flow in isolated hearts. The contents of ATP and glycogen both in ex vivo and in vivo were restored by salidroside compared with those in the model group. Besides, the expressions of p-AMPK, PPAR-α and PGC-1α in rats and isolated hearts subjected to salidroside were significantly elevated, while the levels of p-NF-κBp65, p-IκBα, p-IKKα and p-IKKβ were dramatically reduced by salidroside. CONCLUSIONS: The present study comprehensively elaborated the protective effects of salidroside on myocardial injury and demonstrated that AMPK/PGC-1α and AMPK/NF-κB signaling cascades were implicated in the myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) model.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: The current study was designed to investigate the protective role of salisroside on rats through the study of energy metabolism homeostasis and inflammation both in ex vivo and in vivo. METHODS:Energy metabolism homeostasis and inflammation injury were respectively assessed in global ischemia of isolated hearts and coronary artery ligated rats. RESULTS: Excessive release of cardiac enzymes and pro-inflammatory cytokines was inhibited by salidroside in coronary artery occlusion-induced rats. ST segment was also restored with the treatment of salidroside. Triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining (TTC) staining and pathological analysis showed that salidroside could significantly alleviate myocardial injury in vivo. Accumulated data in ex vivo indicated that salidroside improved heart function recovery, which was reflected by enhanced myocardial contractility and coronary flow in isolated hearts. The contents of ATP and glycogen both in ex vivo and in vivo were restored by salidroside compared with those in the model group. Besides, the expressions of p-AMPK, PPAR-α and PGC-1α in rats and isolated hearts subjected to salidroside were significantly elevated, while the levels of p-NF-κBp65, p-IκBα, p-IKKα and p-IKKβ were dramatically reduced by salidroside. CONCLUSIONS: The present study comprehensively elaborated the protective effects of salidroside on myocardial injury and demonstrated that AMPK/PGC-1α and AMPK/NF-κB signaling cascades were implicated in the myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) model.